Mark 14:7:4Mark.14.7.W4TAB
πτωχοὺς
ptōkhous
“poor”
- Transliteration
- ptō-KHOUS
- Extended
- ptoh-KHOOS
- IPA
- /ptɔːˈkʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ptō-KHOUS
- 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.
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 14:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 14:7, so the Greek word πτωχοὺς (ptōkhous) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.14.7.W4.S1) and character.