Mark 15:39:14Mark.15.39.W14TAB
Ἀληθῶς
alêthōs
“truly”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THŌS
- Extended
- ah-leh-THOHS
- IPA
- /a.lɛːˈtʰɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- truly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lê-THŌS
- clause
a-lê-THŌS HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos hy-OS the-OU ÊN
- sentence
i-DON de ho ken-ty-REE-on ho pa-re-ste-KOS eks e-nan-TEE-as au-TOU HO-ti HOU-tōs ek-SE-pneu-sen EI-pen a-lê-THŌS HOU-tos ho AN-thrō-pos hy-OS the-OU ÊN
Exegesis
The narrative shifts to direct speech marked by the fronted adverb alēthōs {ἀληθῶς | a-lē-thṓs} ‘truly,’ heightening the solemn tone.
In context — Mark 15:39
And when the centurion who was standing opposite Him saw that He had breathed His last in this way, He said, “Truly, this man was the Son of God .”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:39:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 15:39, so the Greek word Ἀληθῶς (alêthōs) 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.15.39.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.39.W14.S1) and character.