Mark 15:46:18Mark.15.46.W18TAB
πέτρας,
petras
“rock”
- Transliteration
- PE-tras
- Extended
- PEH-trahs
- IPA
- /ˈpe.tras/
Meaning by language
- English
- rock
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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PE-tras
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KAI a-go-RA-sas sin-DO-na ka-the-LÔN au-TON e-NEE-lê-sen têi sin-DO-ni KAI E-thê-ken au-TON en mnê-MEE-ôi HO ÊN le-la-to-mê-ME-non ek PE-tras
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KAI a-go-RA-sas sin-DO-na ka-the-LÔN au-TON e-NEE-lê-sen têi sin-DO-ni KAI E-thê-ken au-TON en mnê-MEE-ôi HO ÊN le-la-to-mê-ME-non ek PE-tras KAI pro-se-KY-lee-sen LEE-thon e-PI tên THY-ran tou mnê-MEE-ou
Exegesis
The relative clause ho ēn lelatomēmenon ek petras {ὃ ἦν λελατομημένον ἐκ πέτρας | ho ēn lelatomēménon ek pétras} uses a periphrastic construction (imperfect of “to be” plus perfect passive participle) to describe the tomb as a pre-existing, rock-hewn structure, emphasizing its permanence and intentional preparation.
Root and etymology
petr-pi–epsilon–tau–rho–alpha
“rock, bedrock”
In context — Mark 15:46
And after buying a linen cloth , he took Him down, wrapped Him in the linen cloth, and laid Him in a tomb that had been hewn out of rock; and he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
About this coordinate
Mark 15:46:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Mark 15:46, so the Greek word πέτρας, (petras) 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.15.46.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.46.W18.S1) and character.