Mark 15:32:4Mark.15.32.W4TAB
⸀βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-oos
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleus/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEUS
- phraseyour reading level
ho khri-STOS ho ba-si-LEUS is-ra-EL ka-ta-BA-tô nyn a-PO tou stau-ROU
- sentence
ho khri-STOS ho ba-si-LEUS is-ra-EL ka-ta-BA-tô nyn a-PO tou stau-ROU HI-na EE-dô-men KAI pi-STEŪ-sô-men
Exegesis
The verse opens with an appositional nominal phrase, ho christos ho basileus Israel {ὁ χριστὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἰσραὴλ | ho khris-tós ho ba-si-leús Isra-ḗl}, where the two articular nominative nouns ‘Christ’ and ‘King’ stand in agreement, with ‘Israel’ functioning as a dependent genitive specifying the people over whom this kingship is claimed. Although formally nominative, the phrase operates vocatively within the mocking speech directed at Jesus.
Root and etymology
basileuobeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to rule as king”
In context — Mark 15:32
Let the Christ , the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And those who were crucified with Him were insulting Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:32, so the Greek word ⸀βασιλεὺς (basileus) 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.15.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.32.W4.S1) and character.