Mark 16:12:11Mark.16.12.W11TAB
μορφῇ
morphê
“form”
- Transliteration
- mor-PHÊ
- Extended
- mor-FAY
- IPA
- /morˈpʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- form
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
mor-PHÊ
- sentence
me-TA de TAU-ta dy-SIN eks au-TÔN pe-ri-pa-TOU-sin e-pha-ne-RÔ-thê en he-TE-ra mor-PHÊ po-reu-o-ME-nois eis a-GRON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en hetera morphe {ἐν ἑτέρᾳ μορφῇ | en heté-rā morphē̂} employs a dative of manner or respect, indicating that the manifestation took place “in another form,” signaling a change in His outward appearance and helping explain why recognition could be delayed or complicated in the resurrection accounts.
Root and etymology
morphemu–omicron–rho–phi–eta
“form, shape, outward appearance”
In context — Mark 16:12
After these things, He appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking, going into the country .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Mark 16:12, so the Greek word μορφῇ (morphê) 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.16.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.12.W11.S1) and character.