Mark 14:38:1Mark.14.38.W1TAB
γρηγορεῖτε
grêgoreite
“keep watch”
- Transliteration
- grê-go-REI-te
- Extended
- grê-goh-REI-teh
- IPA
- /grɛː.goˈriː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep watch
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
grê-go-REI-te
- sentence
grê-go-REI-te KAI pro-SEU-khe-sthe HI-na MÊ EL-thê-te eis pei-ras-MON to men PNEU-ma PRO-thy-mon HÊ de sarks as-the-NÊS
Exegesis
The verse opens with two coordinated present imperatives, grēgoreite {γρηγορεῖτε | grē-go-reî-te} ‘be watchful’ and proseuchesthe {προσεύχεσθε | pro-seú-khe-sthe} ‘pray’, forming a pair of ongoing commands that frame discipleship as continual vigilance and dependence on God.
In context — Mark 14:38
Be watchful and pray so that you might not enter into temptation. The spirit is indeed willing , but the flesh is weak .
About this coordinate
Mark 14:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 14:38, so the Greek word γρηγορεῖτε (grêgoreite) 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.14.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.38.W1.S1) and character.