Mark 15:43:7Mark.15.43.W7TAB
βουλευτής,
bouleutês
“councilor”
- Transliteration
- bou-leu-TÊS
- Extended
- boo-leh-oo-TÊS
- IPA
- /bou̯.leu̯ˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- councilor
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
bou-leu-TÊS
- phraseyour reading level
el-THON i-ō-SÊPH ho a-PO ha-ri-ma-tha-IAS eu-SKHÊ-mōn bou-leu-TÊS
- 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
The noun phrase euschēmon bouleutēs {εὐσχήμων βουλευτής | eu-skhē-mōn bou-leu-tēs} further characterizes him as a “respected council member,” combining a quality adjective with an office-bearing noun to underline his social standing within the council.
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 15:43:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 15:43, so the Greek word βουλευτής, (bouleutês) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.43.W7.S1) and character.