Mark 4:1:7Mark.4.1.W7TAB
θάλασσαν
thalas(s)an
“sea”
- Transliteration
- THA-la-s(s)an
- Extended
- THAH-lah-s(s)ahn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰa.las.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THA-la-s(s)an
- sentence
KAI PA-lin ÊR-ksa-to di-DAS-kein pa-RA tên THA-la-s(s)an KAI sy-NA-ge-tai pros au-TON O-khlos PLEIS-tos HÔS-te au-TON eis PLOI-on em-BAN-ta ka-THÊS-thai en tê tha-LAS-sê KAI PAS ho O-khlos pros tên THA-la-s(s)an e-PI tês gês Ê-san
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase para ten thalassan {παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν | parà tḕn thá-las-san} situates the instruction beside the sea.
Finally, the parallel spatial phrases en te thalasse {ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ | en tê tha-lá-ssê} and pros ten thalassan epi tes ges {πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | pròs tḕn thá-las-san epì tês gês} contrast His position on the water with the crowd’s position on the land beside the sea, preserving both separation and proximity.
Root and etymology
thalass-theta–alpha–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma
“sea, large body of water”
In context — Mark 4:1
And again He started teaching by the sea, and an exceedingly large crowd drew near to Him; so He stepped into a boat and sat in it on the water, while the whole crowd stood on the land beside the sea.
About this coordinate
Mark 4:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 4:1, so the Greek word θάλασσαν (thalas(s)an) 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.4.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.1.W7.S1) and character.