Mark 15:18:6Mark.15.18.W6TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-see-LEU
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- sentence
KAI ÊR-ksan-to a-SPA-dze-sthai au-TON KHAI-re ba-si-LEU tôn iou-dai-ÔN
Exegesis
The vocative basileu {βασιλεῦ | basileû} is directly addressed to Him, while ton Ioudaiōn {τῶν Ἰουδαίων | tôn Ioudaiōn} in the genitive specifies the realm or people over whom He is being called “king,” yielding the loaded title “King of the Jews.” The structure of vocative plus genitive highlights the political accusation against Him. In translation, the infinitive construction is rendered as “began to greet,” and the direct address is presented as quoted speech, which clearly conveys both the honorific wording and the underlying mockery.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Mark 15:18
And they began to greet Him , “Hail, King of the Jews!”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:18, so the Greek word βασιλεῦ (basileu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.18.W6.S1) and character.