Mark 2:5:12Mark.2.5.W12TAB
ἀφίενταί
aphientai
“are forgiven”
- Transliteration
- a-PHI-en-TAI
- Extended
- ah-PHIH-ehn-TAI
- IPA
- /aˈpʰi.en.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- are forgiven
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-PHI-en-TAI
- sentence
KAI i-DŌN ho ee-ay-SOOS tên PI-stin au-TÔN LE-gei tôi pa-ra-ly-ti-KÔI TEK-non a-PHI-en-TAI sou hai ha-mar-TI-ai
Exegesis
The verb aphíentai {ἀφίενταί | aphíentai} in present passive indicative with the nominative subject hai hamartiai {αἱ ἁμαρτίαι | hai ha-mar-tí-ai} and the genitive possessive soû {σοῦ | soû} expresses ongoing forgiveness enacted by divine agency, highlighting Jesus’ authoritative role in granting pardon.
In context — Mark 2:5
And Jesus , seeing their faith, says to the paralytic, “Child, your sins are forgiven.”
About this coordinate
Mark 2:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 2:5, so the Greek word ἀφίενταί (aphientai) 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.2.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.2.5.W12.S1) and character.