Mark 14:44:18Mark.14.44.W18TAB
ἀσφαλῶς
asphalos
“securely”
- Transliteration
- as-pha-LOS
- Extended
- ahs-pʰah-LOHS
- IPA
- /as.pʰaˈlɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- securely
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
as-pha-LOS
- 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
Two imperatives, kratesate {κρατήσατε | kra-tḗ-sa-te} “seize” and apagete {ἀπάγετε | a-pá-ge-te} “lead away,” form a coordinated command sequence, while the adverb asphalos {ἀσφαλῶς | as-pha-lôs} “securely” modifies the manner of leading away, suggesting special caution. In translation, the Greek word order within the relative and main clauses is smoothed into standard English clause structure, while preserving the emphasis on Judas’s identifying kiss and the firmness of his directives.
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 14:44:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 14:44, so the Greek word ἀσφαλῶς (asphalos) 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.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.44.W18.S1) and character.