Mark 15:28:4Mark.15.28.W4TAB
γραφὴ
graphê
“scripture”
- Transliteration
- gra-PHÊ
- Extended
- grah-PHÊ
- IPA
- /graˈpʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- scripture
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
gra-PHÊ
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-plê-RO-thê hê gra-PHÊ hê LE-gou-sa
- sentence
KAI e-plê-RO-thê hê gra-PHÊ hê LE-gou-sa KAI me-TA a-NO-mōn e-lo-GI-sthê
Exegesis
The definite article marks hē graphe {ἡ γραφὴ | hē gra-phē} “the Scripture” as a recognized authoritative text, further specified by the attributive participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} “which says,” portraying Scripture as speaking perpetually.
Root and etymology
Rootgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — Mark 15:28
And the Scripture which says, “And He was counted with lawless people,” was fulfilled.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:28, so the Greek word γραφὴ (graphê) 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.15.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.28.W4.S1) and character.