Mark 15:44:11Mark.15.44.W11TAB
κεντυρίωνα
kentyriona
“centurion”
- Transliteration
- ken-ty-RI-o-na
- Extended
- keh-nty-RIH-oh-nah
- IPA
- /ken.tyˈri.o.na/
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ken-ty-RI-o-na
- phraseyour reading level
kai pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos ton ken-ty-RI-o-na e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TON ei PA-lai a-PE-tha-nen
- sentence
ho de pi-LA-tos e-THAU-ma-sen ei Ê-dê TE-thnê-ken kai pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos ton ken-ty-RI-o-na e-pê-RÔ-tê-sen au-TON ei PA-lai a-PE-tha-nen
Exegesis
Its direct object is ton kentyriona {τὸν κεντυρίωνα | ton ken-tu-RI-o-na}, the execution officer.
Root and etymology
kentyrionkappa–epsilon–nu–tau–upsilon–rho–iota–omega–nu
“centurion, commander of about one hundred soldiers”
In context — Mark 15:44
But Pilate marveled whether He was already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether He had died long ago.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:44:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 15:44, so the Greek word κεντυρίωνα (kentyriona) 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.15.44.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.44.W11.S1) and character.