Mark 15:34:16Mark.15.34.W16TAB
μεθερμηνευόμενον
methermēneuomenon
“being translated”
- Transliteration
- me-ther-mē-neu-O-me-non
- Extended
- meh-thehr-mee-neu-OH-meh-nohn
- IPA
- /me.tʰer.mɛː.neuˈo.me.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- being translated
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-ther-mē-neu-O-me-non
- phraseyour reading level
HO ES-tin me-ther-mē-neu-O-me-non ho the-OS mou ho the-OS mou
- sentence
HO ES-tin me-ther-mē-neu-O-me-non ho the-OS mou ho the-OS mou eis TÍ en-ga-TE-li-pés me
Exegesis
The neuter relative clause ho estin methermeneuomenon {ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον | ho es-tin me-ther-mē-neu-ó-me-non} ‘which is being translated’ introduces an explanatory gloss for Greek-speaking readers, with the neuter relative referring to the entire Aramaic utterance.
In context — Mark 15:34
And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is, being translated, “My God , My God, why did You forsake Me?”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:34:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 15:34, so the Greek word μεθερμηνευόμενον (methermēneuomenon) 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.15.34.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.34.W16.S1) and character.