Mark 16:17:1Mark.16.17.W1TAB
σημεῖα
sêmeia
“signs”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-a
- Extended
- sê-MEI-ah
- IPA
- /sɛˈmei.a/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-a
- sentence
sê-MEI-a de tois pi-STE U-sa-sin TAU-ta pa-ra-ko-lou-THÊ-sei en tôi o-NO-ma-ti mou dai-MO-ni-a ek-ba-LOU-sin GLÔS-sais la-LÊ-sou-sin kai-NAIS
Exegesis
The verse begins with sēmeia {σημεῖα | sē-meî-a} “signs” as the fronted subject, giving prominence to the miraculous phenomena that will characterize believers.
In context — Mark 16:17
And these signs will follow those who have believed: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues.
About this coordinate
Mark 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 16:17, so the Greek word σημεῖα (sêmeia) 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.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.17.W1.S1) and character.