Mark 15:21:14Mark.15.21.W14TAB
Ῥούφου
rhouphou
“of Rufus”
- Transliteration
- RHOU-phou
- Extended
- RHOH-POO
- IPA
- /ˈr̥uː.pʰuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Rufus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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RHOU-phou
- sentence
KAI an-ga-REU-ou-sin pa-RA-gon-TA TI-na SI-mo-na ky-ray-nai-ON er-KHO-me-non ap a-GROU ton pa-TE-ra a-le-KSAN-drou KAI RHOU-phou HI-na A-rêi ton stau-RON au-TOU
Exegesis
The appositional accusative ton patera Alexandrou kai Rouphou {τὸν πατέρα Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Ρούφου | tón patera Alexándrou kaí Roúphou} provides additional identification through familial relationships, likely assuming the audience’s awareness of Alexander and Rufus.
In context — Mark 15:21
And they compelled Simon of Cyrene, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, so that he might carry His cross .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:21:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 15:21, so the Greek word Ῥούφου (rhouphou) 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.15.21.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.21.W14.S1) and character.