Mark 3:33:6Mark.3.33.W6TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ES-tin
- sentence
kai a-po-kri-THEIS au-TOIS LE-gei TIS ES-tin hê MÊ-têr mou ê hoi a-del-PHOI mou
Exegesis
Within the quoted question, the interrogative pronoun tis {τίς | tís} combined with estin {ἐστιν | estín} forms a predicate-question focusing on the identity of the subject.
In context — Mark 3:33
And having answered them, He said, “Who is My mother, or My brothers ?”
About this coordinate
Mark 3:33:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 3:33, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.3.33.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.3.33.W6.S1) and character.