Mark 4:32:3Mark.4.32.W3TAB
σπαρῇ
spare
“it is sown”
- Transliteration
- spar-E
- Extended
- spahr-Ê
- IPA
- /sparˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is sown
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
spar-E
- 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
This clause uses the aorist passive subjunctive sparē {σπαρῇ | spa-rḗ} to portray the sowing as a repeated or generic event.
Root and etymology
speirōsigma–pi–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to scatter seed”
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 4:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 4:32, so the Greek word σπαρῇ (spare) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.32.W3.S1) and character.