Mark 4:30:6Mark.4.30.W6TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ahn
- IPA
- /ba.siˈle.i.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- sentence
KAI E-le-gen PŌS ho-moi-Ō-sō-men TĒN ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU Ē en TI-ni au-TĒN pa-ra-bo-LÊ THŌ-men
Exegesis
The definite article–noun phrase ten basileian tou theou {τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ | tēn basileían tou Theoû} designates “the kingdom of God” with the genitive theou marking divine ownership.
Root and etymology
Rootbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to rule as king”
In context — Mark 4:30
And He was saying, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God , and with what parable shall we describe it?”
About this coordinate
Mark 4:30:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 4:30, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.4.30.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.30.W6.S1) and character.