Mark 14:44:11Mark.14.44.W11TAB
φιλήσω
philehsō
“I will kiss”
- Transliteration
- phi-LEH-sō
- Extended
- pʰih-LEH-soh
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlɛː.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will kiss
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LEH-sō
- sentence
de-DOO-kei de ho pa-ra-di-DOUS au-TON SYSS-see-mon au-TOIS LE-gōn HON AN phi-LEH-sō au-TOS ES-tin kra-TEH-sa-te au-TON KAI a-PA-ge-te as-pha-LOS
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the relative clause hon an phileso {Ὃν ἂν φιλήσω | Hón án phi-lḗ-sō} combines the relative pronoun with the particle an and a subjunctive verb to express a contingent, open-ended condition: “whomever I should kiss.”
Root and etymology
phileophi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to love, to kiss”
In context — Mark 14:44
Now the one betraying Him had given them a sign , saying, “Whomever I shall kiss, He is the one; seize Him and lead Him away securely.”
About this coordinate
Mark 14:44:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 14:44, so the Greek word φιλήσω (philehsō) 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.14.44.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.44.W11.S1) and character.