Mark 14:3:28Mark.14.3.W28TAB
κεφαλῆς
kephalês
“head”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÊS
- Extended
- keh-pʰah-LÊS
- IPA
- /ke.pʰaˈlɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- head
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÊS
- sentence
KAI ON-tos au-TOU en bê-tha-NI-a en tê oi-KI-a SI-mō-nos tou le-PROU ka-ta-kei-ME-nou au-TOU ÊL-then gy-NÊ E-khou-sa a-LA-bas-tron MY-rou NAR-dou pis-ti-KÊS po-ly-te-LOUS syn-TRI-psa-sa tên a-LA-bas-tron ka-TE-khe-en au-TOU tês ke-pha-LÊS
Exegesis
The final genitive phrase autou tes kephales {αὐτοῦ τῆς κεφαλῆς | au-toû tēs ke-pha-lḗs} functions as a genitive of relation, best rendered “on His head,” marking the anointing act that becomes the theological focus. The English renderings maintain this structure by preserving the temporal force of the genitive absolutes with “while” clauses, translating the participles as attendant actions, and representing the genitive string with layered attributive phrases to retain the cumulative emphasis on the costliness and deliberateness of the woman’s devotion.
In context — Mark 14:3
And while He was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as He was reclining at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly ; after breaking the alabaster flask, she poured it on His head.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:3:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Mark 14:3, so the Greek word κεφαλῆς (kephalês) 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.14.3.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.3.W28.S1) and character.