Mark 15:12:16Mark.15.12.W16TAB

τῶν

tôn

of the

Transliteration
tôn
Extended
tohn
IPA
/tɔːn/

Meaning by language

English
of the

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    tôn

  2. 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.

In contextMark 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 15:12:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 15:12, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.12.W16.S1) and character.