Mark 14:4:10Mark.14.4.W10TAB
ἀπώλεια
apoleia
“waste”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-lei-a
- Extended
- ah-POH-lei-ah
- IPA
- /aˈpɔː.lei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- waste
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-PO-lei-a
- sentence
AY-san DE TI-nes a-ga-nak-TOUN-tes pros he-au-TOUS eis TI hê a-PO-lei-a HAU-tê tou MY-rou GE-go-nen
Exegesis
The nominative phrase hē apoleia hautē tou myrou {ἡ ἀπώλεια αὕτη τοῦ μύρου | hē apṓleia haútē toû mýrou} functions as the subject of the perfect verb gegonen {γέγονεν | gégonen}, yielding “this waste of the ointment has happened.” The perfect aspect of gegonen emphasizes a resulting state: the action of “waste” is viewed as a completed event with lasting effect. In the formal translation, the structure of one descriptive clause followed by a direct question is preserved, with “indignant among themselves” mirroring the participle plus prepositional phrase. The dynamic rendering slightly expands pros heautous by using “among themselves, saying” to make the internal complaint explicit in natural English while still connecting the indignation directly to the question they ask.
Root and etymology
apollymialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, to lose”
In context — Mark 14:4
But some were indignant among themselves, “Why has this waste of the ointment happened?”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 14:4, so the Greek word ἀπώλεια (apoleia) 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.14.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.4.W10.S1) and character.