Mark 15:11:1Mark.15.11.W1TAB

οἱ

hoi

the

Transliteration
hoi
Extended
hoi
IPA
/hoi/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    hoi

  2. sentence

    hoi de ar-khi-e-REIS a-NE-sei-san ton O-khlon HI-na MAL-lon ton ba-ra-BBAN a-po-LY-sêi au-TOIS

Exegesis

The sentence begins with the nominative subject phrase hoi archiereis {οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς | hoí archiereîs}, marked by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} to signal contrast with the preceding actions of Pilate.

Root and etymology

poieopi–omicron–iota–epsilon–omega

to do, make, perform

In contextMark 15:11

But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might rather release Barabbas to them.

About this coordinate

Mark 15:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 15:11, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.15.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.11.W1.S1) and character.