Mark 15:37:6Mark.15.37.W6TAB
μεγάλην
megalēn
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lēn
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lehn
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
me-GA-lēn
- sentence
ho de ee-ay-SOOS a-PHEIS phō-NÊN me-GA-lēn ek-SE-pneu-sen
Exegesis
The object of the participle is phonen megalen {φωνὴν μεγάλην | phōnḗn megálēn}, where the attributive adjective megalen follows the noun and heightens the dramatic impact by emphasizing the magnitude of the cry. The aorist indicative exepneusen depicts Jesus’ death as a single, decisive event rather than a process. In translation, the participle is rendered with an English participial clause in the formal reconstruction (“having let out a loud cry”) to mirror the Greek structure, while the dynamic reconstruction uses a coordinated finite verb (“gave a loud cry and breathed His last”) to convey the same sequence in more natural contemporary style, still preserving the close linkage between the shout and the act of dying.
In context — Mark 15:37
But Jesus , having let out a loud cry , expired.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 15:37, so the Greek word μεγάλην (megalēn) 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.15.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.37.W6.S1) and character.