Mark 15:4:3Mark.15.4.W3TAB
Πιλᾶτος
pilatos
“Pilate”
- Transliteration
- pi-LA-tos
- Extended
- pih-LAH-tohs
- IPA
- /piˈla.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pilate
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pi-LA-tos
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos PA-lin e-pê-RO-ta au-TON LE-gōn ouk a-po-KRI-nêi ou-DEN I-de PO-sa sou ka-tê-go-ROU-sin
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative subject plus postpositive conjunction, ho de Pilatos {ὁ δὲ Πιλᾶτος | ho dè Pi-lâ-tos}, which marks a mild contrast and shifts the focus back to Pilate as the acting agent.
Root and etymology
Pilatospi–iota–lambda–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“Pilatus, likely ‘armed with a javelin’”
In context — Mark 15:4
And Pilate again questioned Him , saying, “Do You not answer anything? See how many things they accuse You of.”
About this coordinate
Mark 15:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 15:4, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτος (pilatos) 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.15.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.4.W3.S1) and character.