Mark 14:7:19Mark.14.7.W19TAB
ἔχετε
ekhete
“you have”
- Transliteration
- E-khe-te
- Extended
- EH-kheh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
E-khe-te
- sentence
PAN-to-te GAR tous ptō-KHOUS E-khe-te meth he-au-TŌN KAI HO-tan THE-lē-te DY-nas-the au-TOIS EU poi-Ê-sai e-ME de ou PAN-to-te E-khe-te
Exegesis
The object phrase tous ptochous {τοὺς πτωχοὺς | toûs ptō-khoùs} ‘the poor’ precedes the verb echete {ἔχετε | é-khe-te} ‘you have’, a common Greek order that foregrounds the group in view.
The final clause, eme de ou pantote echete {ἐμὲ δὲ οὐ πάντοτε ἔχετε | e-mé de ou pán-to-te é-khe-te}, fronts the object eme ‘me’ for emphasis and repeats pantote with negation ou to create a stark contrast with the opening assertion. The repeated echete links the two realities: the disciples’ ongoing access to the poor versus the limited duration of Jesus’ bodily presence. In English, this contrast is preserved by maintaining “have” in both clauses, keeping the emphatic position of “Me” and reflecting the open-ended temporal sense of hotan with “whenever.”
In context — Mark 14:7
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish, you are able to do good to them; but Me you do not always have.
About this coordinate
Mark 14:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Mark 14:7, so the Greek word ἔχετε (ekhete) 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.14.7.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.7.W19.S1) and character.