Mark 4:28:1Mark.4.28.W1TAB
αὐτομάτη
automatê
“by itself”
- Transliteration
- au-to-MA-tê
- Extended
- au-toh-MAH-tê
- IPA
- /au.toˈma.tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- by itself
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
au-to-MA-tê
- sentence
au-to-MA-tê hê gê kar-po-pho-REI PRÔ-ton KHO R-ton EI-ta STA-khyn EI-ta PLÊ-rês SÎ-ton en tôi STA-khy-i
Exegesis
The clause begins with automate hē gē {αὐτομάτη ἡ γῆ | au-to-má-tē hē gē} “the earth by itself,” where the adjective automate precedes and emphasizes the autonomous action of the subject.
In context — Mark 4:28
The earth by itself brings forth fruit: first the blade , then the ear, and then the full grain in the ear.
About this coordinate
Mark 4:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 4:28, so the Greek word αὐτομάτη (automatê) 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.4.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.28.W1.S1) and character.