Mark 15:17:10Mark.15.17.W10TAB
στέφανον
stephanon
“a crown”
- Transliteration
- STE-pha-non
- Extended
- STEH-phah-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈste.pʰa.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- a crown
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
STE-pha-non
- sentence
KAI en-di-DY-skou-sin au-TON por-PHY-ran KAI pe-ri-ti-THE-a-sin au-TOI PLE-ksan-tes a-KAN-thi-non STE-pha-non
Exegesis
A second coordinated clause, introduced by kai {καί | kaí}, features the verb perititheasin {περιτιθέασιν | peritithéasin} with the dative auto {αὐτῷ | autō}, “they place around him,” governing the object phrase akanthinon stephanon {ἀκάνθινον στέφανον | akánthinon stéphanon} “a thorny crown.”
Root and etymology
stephanoosigma–tau–epsilon–phi–alpha–nu–omicron–omega–omega
“to crown, to encircle with a wreath”
In context — Mark 15:17
And they clothed Him in purple , and after weaving a crown of thorns, they put it on Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 15:17, so the Greek word στέφανον (stephanon) 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.15.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.17.W10.S1) and character.