Mark 15:38:10Mark.15.38.W10TAB
ἄνωθεν
anōthen
“from above”
- Transliteration
- A-nō-then
- Extended
- AH-noh-then
- IPA
- /ˈa.no.tʰen/
Meaning by language
- English
- from above
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
A-nō-then
- sentence
KAI to ka-ta-PE-ta-sma tou na-OU e-SKHI-sthê eis DY-o ap A-nō-then HE-ōs KA-tō
Exegesis
The sequence ap’ anothen heos kato {ἀπʼ ἄνωθεν ἕως κάτω | ap Á-no-then HÉ-os KÁ-to} forms a directional extent expression, “from above until below,” describing the vertical course of the tear from top to bottom. The pairing of anothen and kato functions as a merism, covering the whole vertical span and emphasizing the totality of the rupture. Syntactically the verse is a single, self-contained clause centered on this dramatic passive verb, and the compact structure highlights the veil’s tearing as a theologically loaded sign occurring at the climactic moment of Jesus’ death.
Root and etymology
anoalpha–nu–omega
“above, upward”
In context — Mark 15:38
And the veil of the temple was torn in two from above to below.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 15:38, so the Greek word ἄνωθεν (anōthen) 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.15.38.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.38.W10.S1) and character.