Mark 15:45:8Mark.15.45.W8TAB
⸀πτῶμα
ptōma
“corpse”
- Transliteration
- PTŌ-ma
- Extended
- PTOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈptɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- corpse
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
PTŌ-ma
- sentence
KAI gnOUS a-PO TOU ken-ty-REE-o-nos e-dō-RÊ-sa-to TO PTŌ-ma TŌI i-ō-SÊPH
Exegesis
The direct object to ptōma {τὸ ⸀πτῶμα | tò ptōma} uses a term that commonly denotes a dead body or corpse, underscoring the reality of death and the formality of handling remains.
Root and etymology
piptōpi–iota–pi–tau–omega
“to fall”
In context — Mark 15:45
And when he had learned from the centurion , he granted the body to Joseph.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:45:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 15:45, so the Greek word ⸀πτῶμα (ptōma) 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.15.45.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.45.W8.S1) and character.