Mark 14:38:3Mark.14.38.W3TAB

προσεύχεσθε

proseukhesthe

pray

Transliteration
pro-SEU-khe-sthe
Extended
proh-SEU-kheh-stheh
IPA
/proˈseu.kʰes.tʰe/

Meaning by language

English
pray

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
προ + σεύ + χε + σθε
pro + seu + khe + sthe
proseukhesthe

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigmas — as in sit
Thetath — as in thin
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    pro-SEU-khe-sthe

  2. 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.

Root and etymology

euepsilon–upsilon

well, good

In contextMark 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 14:38:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 14:38, so the Greek word προσεύχεσθε (proseukhesthe) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.38.W3.S1) and character.