Mark 14:35:7Mark.14.35.W7TAB
γῆς
gês
“ground”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- GAYS
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- ground
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
KAI pro-el-THŌN mi-KRON E-pi-pten e-PI tês gês KAI pro-sēu-KHE-to HI-na EI dy-na-TON ES-tin pa-REL-thêi ap au-TOU hê HŌ-ra
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | epí tēs gēs} clarifies the physical posture, emphasizing humility and distress.
In context — Mark 14:35
And having gone forward a little, He was falling upon the ground and was praying that, if it is possible, the hour might pass from Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 14:35, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.14.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.35.W7.S1) and character.