Mark 15:26:4Mark.15.26.W4TAB
ἐπιγραφὴ
epigraphê
“inscription”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-gra-PHÊ
- Extended
- eh-pih-grah-PHÊÊ
- IPA
- /e.pi.graˈpʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- inscription
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-gra-PHÊ
- sentence
KAI EEN hê e-pi-gra-PHÊ tês ai-TEE-as au-TOU e-pe-ge-gra-MMEN-ê ho ba-si-LEUS tôn i-ou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ēn {ἦν | ēn} “was” introduces a past state, with hē epigraphē {ἡ ἐπιγραφὴ | hē epigraphē} functioning as the subject, “the inscription.”
Root and etymology
epigraphōepsilon–pi–iota–gamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write upon, inscribe”
In context — Mark 15:26
And the inscription of His accusation was written: “The King of the Jews.”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:26, so the Greek word ἐπιγραφὴ (epigraphê) 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.15.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.26.W4.S1) and character.