Mark 4:30:9Mark.4.30.W9TAB
ἢ
ē
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ē
- Extended
- ê
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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Ē
- 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 disjunctive conjunction e {ἢ | ḕ} sets up a parallel question in the interrogative prepositional phrase en tini parabole {ἐν τίνι παραβολῇ | en tíni parabolḗ} followed by the subjunctive thomen {θῶμεν | thōmen} forming “in what parable should we set it.” This balanced double-subjunctive structure underscores both comparison and illustrative explanation in Jesus’ teaching.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–rho–alpha–beta–alpha–lambda–lambda–omicron–omega
“to throw beside, compare”
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 4:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 4:30, so the Greek word ἢ (ē) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.30.W9.S1) and character.