Mark 15:34:21Mark.15.34.W21TAB
θεός
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
the-OS
- 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 content of this gloss is a vocative clause, Ho theos mou ho theos mou {Ὁ θεός μου ὁ θεός μου | Ho the-ós mou ho the-ós mou} ‘My God, My God’, followed by the interrogative phrase eis ti engkatelipes me {εἰς τί ἐγκατέλιπές με | eis tí eng-ka-té-li-pes me} ‘for what (reason) did You forsake Me?’, where eis ti functions idiomatically as “why,” and the aorist engkatelipes portrays a decisive act of abandonment. The overall structure closely mirrors the opening line of Psalm 22:1, casting Jesus’ cry as a scriptural lament that combines intense anguish with direct address to God.
Root and etymology
Roottheta–epsilon
“god, deity”
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 15:34:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Mark 15:34, so the Greek word θεός (theos) 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.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.34.W21.S1) and character.