Mark 15:27:6Mark.15.27.W6TAB

λῃστάς

lēstas

robbers

Transliteration
lē-STAS
Extended
lay-STAHSS
IPA
/lɛːˈstas/

Meaning by language

English
robbers

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Result
λῃ + στάς
lē + stas
lēstas

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    lē-STAS

  2. sentence

    KAI syn au-TOI stau-ROU-sin DY-o lē-STAS HE-na ek dek-si-ÔN KAI HE-na eks eu-ō-NY-mōn au-TOU

Exegesis

The direct object dyo lēstas {δύο λῃστάς | dý-o lē-stás} specifies both the number and the type of criminals.

Root and etymology

lēstēslambda–eta–iota–sigma–tau–eta–sigma

robber, bandit

In contextMark 15:27

And with Him they crucified two robbers , one on His right and one on His left.

About this coordinate

Mark 15:27:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:27, so the Greek word λῃστάς (lēstas) 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.15.27.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.27.W6.S1) and character.