Mark 15:43:25Mark.15.43.W25TAB
σῶμα
sôma
“body”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma
- Extended
- SÔH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- body
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma
- phraseyour reading level
tol-MÊ-sas ei-SÊL-then pros ton pi-LA-ton KAI hêi-TÊ-sa-to to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
- sentence
el-THON i-ō-SÊPH ho a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS eu-SKHÊ-mōn bou-leu-TÊS hos KAI au-TOS ÊN pros-de-KHO-me-nos tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU tol-MÊ-sas ei-SÊL-then pros ton pi-LA-ton KAI hêi-TÊ-sa-to to SÔ-ma tou ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
This leads to the main verbal sequence eisēlthen pros Pilaton kai ēitēsato to sōma tou Iēsou {εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς Πιλᾶτον καὶ ᾐτήσατο τὸ σῶμα τοῦ Ἰησοῦ | ei-sēl-then pros Pi-lā-ton kai ēi-tē-sa-to to sō-ma tou Iē-sou}, where the coordinated aorist verbs narrate Joseph’s bold entrance to Pilate and his specific request for Jesus’ body. The Greek word order moves from characterization (who Joseph is and what he is hoping for) to courageous initiative, and the English renderings mirror this progression by keeping Joseph’s identity and faith expectation before describing his bold approach and request.
Root and etymology
sōma / sōmat-sigma–omega–mu–alpha / sigma–omega–mu–alpha–tau
“body, physical organism”
In context — Mark 15:43
Joseph from Arimathea, a respected council member , who himself was also waiting for the kingdom of God , came and, having taken courage, went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:43:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Mark 15:43, so the Greek word σῶμα (sôma) 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.15.43.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.43.W25.S1) and character.