Mark 4:32:16Mark.4.32.W16TAB
δύνασθαι
dynasthai
“to be able”
- Transliteration
- DY-nas-thai
- Extended
- dyoo-NAHS-thai
- IPA
- /ˈdy.nas.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be able
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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DY-nas-thai
- sentence
KAI HO-tan spar-E a-na-BAI-nei KAI GI-ne-tai MEI-dzon PAN-tōn tōn la-KHA-nōn KAI poi-EI KLA-dous me-GA-lous HŌ-ste DY-nas-thai hy-PO tēn ski-AN au-TOU ta pe-tei-NA tou ou-ra-NOU ka-ta-skê-NOUN
Exegesis
The conjunction hōste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} introduces a result clause built on the complementary infinitives dunasthai {δύνασθαι | dý-nas-thai} and kataskēnoun {κατασκηνοῦν | ka-ta-skē-noûn}, expressing the ability to nest.
In context — Mark 4:32
And when it is sown, it grows up and surpasses all the garden plants , producing large branches, so that the birds of heaven are able to nest under its shadow .
About this coordinate
Mark 4:32:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 4:32, so the Greek word δύνασθαι (dynasthai) 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.4.32.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.32.W16.S1) and character.