Mark 14:1:18Mark.14.1.W18TAB
πῶς
pôs
“how”
- Transliteration
- PÔS
- Extended
- pôhs
- IPA
- /pɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- how
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PÔS
- sentence
ÊN de to PAS-kha KAI ta A-dzy-ma me-TA DY-o hê-ME-ras KAI e-ZÊ-toun hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS PÔS au-TON en DO-lô kra-TÊE-san-tes a-pok-TEI-nô-sin
Exegesis
The indirect question introduced by pos {πῶς | pôs} expresses deliberation about means, and the manner phrase en dolo {ἐν δόλῳ | en dólō} indicates their deceitful approach.
In context — Mark 14:1
Now the Passover and the Unleavened Bread were two days away, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by craft, they might seize Him and kill Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 14:1, so the Greek word πῶς (pôs) 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.14.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.1.W18.S1) and character.