Mark 15:6:7Mark.15.6.W7TAB
δέσμιον
desmion
“prisoner”
- Transliteration
- DES-mi-on
- Extended
- DEHS-mih-oh(n)
- IPA
- /ˈdes.mi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- prisoner
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DES-mi-on
- sentence
ka-TA de he-or-TÊN a-PE-ly-en au-TOIS HE-na DES-mi-on HON pa-rê-TOUN-to
Exegesis
The direct object is introduced by the numeral hena {ἕνα | héna}, limiting the action to “one” individual, and specified by desmion {δέσμιον | désmion}, identifying the person as a prisoner.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain, fetter”
In context — Mark 15:6
Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner whom they were requesting .
About this coordinate
Mark 15:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 15:6, so the Greek word δέσμιον (desmion) 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.15.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.15.6.W7.S1) and character.