Mark 15:24:9Mark.15.24.W9TAB
βάλλοντες
ballontes
“casting”
- Transliteration
- BAL-lo-ntes
- Extended
- BAHL-lohn-tehs
- IPA
- /ˈbal.lon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- casting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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BAL-lo-ntes
- 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
The participial phrase ballontes kleron {βάλλοντες κλῆρον | báll-on-tes klê-ron} “casting a lot” functions as a circumstantial participle of manner, explaining how they divide the garments, while the prepositional phrase ep auta {ἐπʼ αὐτὰ | epí autà} “upon them” clarifies that the lots are cast with respect to the garments.
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 15:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 15:24, so the Greek word βάλλοντες (ballontes) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.24.W9.S1) and character.