Mark 16:18:1Mark.16.18.W1TAB
ὄφεις
opheis
“serpents”
- Transliteration
- O-pheis
- Extended
- OH-pheis
- IPA
- /ˈo.pʰeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- serpents
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
O-pheis
- sentence
O-pheis a-ROU-sin KAN tha-NA-si-MON ti PI-ō-sin ou MÊ au-TOUS BLA-psē e-PI ar-RŌS-tous KHEI-ras e-pi-THÊ-sou-sin kai ka-LÔS HEK-sou-sin
Root and etymology
ophisomicron–phi–iota–sigma
“snake, serpent”
In context — Mark 16:18
They will pick up snakes, and if they drink anything deadly , it will by no means harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will be well .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 16:18, so the Greek word ὄφεις (opheis) 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.16.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.18.W1.S1) and character.