Mark 15:11:11Mark.15.11.W11TAB
ἀπολύσῃ
apolysêi
“he might release”
- Transliteration
- a-po-LY-sêi
- Extended
- ah-poh-LY-sei
- IPA
- /a.poˈly.sɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might release
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-LY-sêi
- 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 verb apolysei {ἀπολύσῃ | apolýsē} in the aorist subjunctive expresses the desired but not yet realized outcome, with its implicit subject being Pilate carried over contextually.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–upsilon–omega
“to loose, release”
In context — Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the crowd so that he might rather release Barabbas to them.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:11:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 15:11, so the Greek word ἀπολύσῃ (apolysêi) 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.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.11.W11.S1) and character.