Mark 15:24:5Mark.15.24.W5TAB
διαμερίζονται
diameridzontai
“they divide”
- Transliteration
- di-a-me-RI-dzo-ntai
- Extended
- dih-ah-meh-RIH-dzoh-ntai
- IPA
- /di.a.meˈri.dzo.ntai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they divide
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-me-RI-dzo-ntai
- sentence
KAI stau-ROU-sin au-TON KAI di-a-me-RI-dzo-ntai TA hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU BAL-lo-ntes KLÊ-ron ep au-TA TIS TI A-rêi
Exegesis
It is followed by the coordinated verb diamerizontai {διαμερίζονται | diame-ríz-on-tai} “they divide,” showing the immediate aftermath of the crucifixion.
In context — Mark 15:24
And they crucify Him , and they divide His garments among themselves, casting a lot upon them to determine who should take what.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 15:24, so the Greek word διαμερίζονται (diameridzontai) 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.15.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.24.W5.S1) and character.