Mark 4:38:8Mark.4.38.W8TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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KAI au-TOS ÊN en têi PRYM-nêi e-PI to pros-ke-PHA-lai-on ka-THEU-dōn KAI e-GEI-rou-sin au-TON KAI LE-gou-sin au-TÔI di-DAS-ka-le ou ME-lei soi HO-ti a-pol-LY-me-tha
Exegesis
The stacked locative phrases en tē prymnē {ἐν τῇ πρύμνῃ | en tē prýmnē} ‘in the stern’ and epi to proskephalaion {ἐπὶ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον | epí tò proskephálaion} ‘on the cushion’ establish precise spatial detail, while the participle katheudōn {καθεύδων | katheúdōn} ‘sleeping’ conveys His calm composure under pressure.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, happen, occur”
In context — Mark 4:38
And He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They awakened Him and said to Him, “Teacher, does it not concern You that we are perishing ?”
About this coordinate
Mark 4:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 4:38, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.4.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.4.38.W8.S1) and character.