Mark 16:18:12Mark.16.18.W12TAB
ἀρρώστους
arrōstous
“sick people”
- Transliteration
- ar-RŌS-tous
- Extended
- ahr-ROHS-toos
- IPA
- /arˈrɔːs.tuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- sick people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-RŌS-tous
- 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
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi arrostous {ἐπὶ ἀρρώστους | e-pì ar-rṓs-tous} ‘upon sick ones’ highlights physical contact, which is further specified by the direct object kheiras {χεῖρας | kheî-ras} ‘hands’ governed by epithēsousin {ἐπιθήσουσιν | e-pi-thḗ-sou-sin}.
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 16:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 16:18, so the Greek word ἀρρώστους (arrōstous) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.18.W12.S1) and character.