Mark 4:28:2Mark.4.28.W2TAB

the

Transliteration
Extended
IPA
/hɛː/

Meaning by language

English
the

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

  2. 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.

Root and etymology

Rootgamma–eta

earth, land, ground

In contextMark 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 4:28:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Mark 4:28, so the Greek word () 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.28.W2.S1) and character.