Mark 13:9:1Mark.13.9.W1TAB
βλέπετε
blepete
“watch”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pe-te
- Extended
- BLEH-peh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈble.pe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- watch
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLE-pe-te
- sentence
BLE-pe-te de hy-MEIS he-au-TOUS pa-ra-DO-sou-sin hy-MAS eis sy-NE-dri-a kai eis sy-na-gô-GAS da-REH-se-s-the kai e-PI hê-ge-MO-nōn kai ba-si-LE-ōn sta-THÊ-se-s-the HE-ne-ken e-MOU eis mar-TY-ri-on au-TOIS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the imperative blepete {βλέπετε | blépete} ‘keep watch’, fronted for emphasis and followed by the postpositive de {δὲ | dé}, which in Greek marks a mild contrast while allowing the exhortation to flow from the preceding context.
Root and etymology
blepobeta–lambda–epsilon–pi–omega
“to see, to watch, to pay attention”
In context — Mark 13:9
But watch yourselves; they will hand you over to councils, and in synagogues you will be beaten, and before governors and kings you will stand for My sake, as a testimony to them.
About this coordinate
Mark 13:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 13:9, so the Greek word βλέπετε (blepete) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Mark.13.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.13.9.W1.S1) and character.