Mark 15:12:15Mark.15.12.W15TAB
βασιλέα
basilea
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LE-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈle.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LE-a
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos PA-lin a-po-kri-THEIS E-le-gen au-TOIS TEE oun THE-le-te poi-Ê-sô hon LE-ge-te ton ba-si-LE-a tôn i-ou-da-I-ÔN
Exegesis
The relative clause hon legete ton basilea ton Ioudaion {ὃν λέγετε τὸν βασιλέα τῶν Ἰουδαίων | hon lé-ge-te ton ba-si-lé-a tôn I-ou-daí-ōn} identifies the one in question by the title “the King of the Jews,” with legete serving as a characterizing verb of their speech. English renders the participial construction as “answered and was saying” and maintains the direct question’s immediacy, positioning the disputed title at the close for emphasis on Jesus’ contested kingship.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Mark 15:12
But Pilate answered them again and was saying, “What then do you want me to do to the one whom you call the King of the Jews?”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 15:12, so the Greek word βασιλέα (basilea) 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.15.12.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.12.W15.S1) and character.