Mark 15:39:4Mark.15.39.W4TAB
κεντυρίων
kentyreeon
“centurion”
- Transliteration
- ken-ty-REE-on
- Extended
- kehn-ty-REE-oh(n)
- IPA
- /ken.tyˈri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- centurion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ken-ty-REE-on
- clause
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
- 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 subject ho kenturion {ὁ κεντυρίων | ken-tu-rí-ōn} ‘the centurion’ is modified by the perfect participle parestēkōs {παρεστηκὼς | pa-re-stē-kṓs} ‘who was standing’, emphasizing his continued presence.
Root and etymology
kenturionkappa–epsilon–nu–tau–upsilon–rho–iota–omega–nu
“centurion, commander of a century of soldiers”
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 15:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 15:39, so the Greek word κεντυρίων (kentyreeon) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.39.W4.S1) and character.