Mark 3:29:12Mark.3.29.W12TAB
ἄφεσιν
aphesin
“forgiveness”
- Transliteration
- A-phe-sin
- Extended
- AH-pheh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈa.pʰe.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- forgiveness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-phe-sin
- sentence
hos de an blas-phê-MEE-sêi eis to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ouk E-khei A-phe-sin eis ton ai-Ô-na al-LA E-no-KHOS ES-tin ai-ô-NI-ou ha-mar-TÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The main clause ouk echei aphesis {οὐκ ἔχει ἄφεσιν | ouk é-khei á-phesis} employs the present indicative with negation to state an ongoing condition of no forgiveness.
In context — Mark 3:29
But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit does not have forgiveness forever, but is guilty of an eternal sin.
About this coordinate
Mark 3:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 3:29, so the Greek word ἄφεσιν (aphesin) 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.3.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.29.W12.S1) and character.