Mark 15:11:8Mark.15.11.W8TAB

μᾶλλον

mallon

rather

Transliteration
MAL-lon
Extended
MAHL-lon
IPA
/ˈmal.lon/

Meaning by language

English
rather

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Result
μᾶλ + λον
mal + lon
mallon

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    MAL-lon

  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

Within this clause, the comparative adverb mallon {μᾶλλον | mâllon} precedes ton Barabban {τὸν Βαραββᾶν | tón Barabbân}, highlighting preference for Barabbas in contrast to Jesus, who is understood from the wider context.

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 15:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 15:11, so the Greek word μᾶλλον (mallon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.11.W8.S1) and character.