Mark 16:4:7Mark.16.4.W7TAB
λίθος
lithos
“stone”
- Transliteration
- LI-thos
- Extended
- LIH-thohs
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- stone
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LI-thos
- sentence
KAI a-na-BLE-psa-sai the-ō-ROU-sin HO-ti a-po-ke-KY-lis-tai ho LI-thos ÊN gar ME-gas SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The noun phrase ho lithos {ὁ λίθος | ho líthos} functions as the grammatical subject of the following explanatory clause.
Root and etymology
lithoslambda–iota–theta–omicron–sigma
“stone, rock”
In context — Mark 16:4
And having looked up, they see that the stone had been rolled away, for it was extremely great .
About this coordinate
Mark 16:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 16:4, so the Greek word λίθος (lithos) 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.16.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.16.4.W7.S1) and character.