Mark 14:44:6Mark.14.44.W6TAB

σύσσημον

syssseemon

a signal

Transliteration
SYSS-see-mon
Extended
SYSS-sih-mohn
IPA
/ˈsys.sɛː.mon/

Meaning by language

English
a signal

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Result
σύσσ + η + μον
syss + see + mon
syssseemon

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Sigmas — as in sit
Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    SYSS-see-mon

  2. 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

The rare noun syssemon {σύσσημον | sús-sē-mon} “sign” denotes a mutually understood identifying signal, and autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} “to them” shows that this sign was prearranged with the arresting group.

Root and etymology

semasigma–eta–mu–alpha

sign, mark

In contextMark 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 14:44:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 14:44, so the Greek word σύσσημον (syssseemon) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.44.W6.S1) and character.