Mark 15:22:6Mark.15.22.W6TAB

Γολγοθᾶν

golgothan

Golgotha

Transliteration
gol-go-THAN
Extended
gohl-goh-THAAN
IPA
/gol.goˈtʰaːn/

Meaning by language

English
Golgotha

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Result
Γολ + γο + θᾶν
gol + go + than
golgothan

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Gammagh — guttural
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Thetath — as in thin
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    gol-go-THAN

  2. sentence

    KAI PHE-rou-sin au-TON e-PI ton gol-go-THAN TO-pon HO es-TIN me-ther-mê-neu-O-me-non kra-NI-ou TO-pos

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase epi ton Golgothan topon {ἐπὶ τὸν Γολγοθᾶν τόπον | e-pí tón Gol-go-thân tó-pon} uses epi with the accusative to indicate motion toward a goal, combining the proper name Golgotha with the common noun topos ‘place’ to specify both name and function of the location.

Root and etymology

GolgothaGol-go-thâ

skull

In contextMark 15:22

And they bring Him to the place called Golgotha , which is translated, Place of a Skull.

About this coordinate

Mark 15:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:22, so the Greek word Γολγοθᾶν (golgothan) 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.15.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.22.W6.S1) and character.