Mark 15:18:5Mark.15.18.W5TAB
Χαῖρε
khaire
“hail”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-re
- Extended
- khai-reh
- IPA
- /ˈkʰai.re/
Meaning by language
- English
- hail
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHAI-re
- sentence
KAI ÊR-ksan-to a-SPA-dze-sthai au-TON KHAI-re ba-si-LEU tôn iou-dai-ÔN
Exegesis
Direct speech follows with the imperative khaire {Χαῖρε | khaî-re}, a conventional salutation meaning “hail” or “rejoice,” which in this scene carries an ironic, mocking force.
In context — Mark 15:18
And they began to greet Him , “Hail, King of the Jews!”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 15:18, so the Greek word Χαῖρε (khaire) 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.15.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.18.W5.S1) and character.