Mark 15:23:4Mark.15.23.W4TAB
ἐσμυρνισμένον
esmyrnismenon
“myrrhed”
- Transliteration
- e-smyr-ni-SME-non
- Extended
- eh-smyr-nih-SMEH-nohn
- IPA
- /e.smyr.niˈsme.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- myrrhed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-smyr-ni-SME-non
- sentence
KAI e-DI-doun au-TÔI e-smyr-ni-SME-non OI-non ouk E-la-ben
Exegesis
The participle esmurnismenon {ἐσμυρνισμένον | e-smur-nis-mé-non} ‘having been mixed with myrrh’ precedes its object oinon {οἶνον | oî-non} ‘wine’, forming a participial modifier that emphasizes the prepared, altered nature of the drink.
Root and etymology
smurnizosigma–mu–upsilon–rho–nu–iota–zeta–omega
“to mix with myrrh, perfume with myrrh”
In context — Mark 15:23
And they were offering Him wine mixed with myrrh , but He did not take it.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:23, so the Greek word ἐσμυρνισμένον (esmyrnismenon) 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.15.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.23.W4.S1) and character.