Mark 5:11:10Mark.5.11.W10TAB
βοσκομένη
boskomenê
“feeding”
- Transliteration
- bos-ko-ME-nê
- Extended
- bohs-koh-MEH-nê
- IPA
- /bos.koˈme.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- feeding
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
bos-ko-ME-nê
- sentence
AYN de e-KEI pros tô O-rei a-GE-lê KHOI-rōn me-GA-lê bos-ko-ME-nê
Exegesis
The participle boskomene {βοσκομένη | boskoménē} functions as a predicate participle modifying agele and depicts continuous action of the herd. In English, the participle is rendered with a finite verb for natural flow while preserving descriptive focus.
Root and etymology
boskaobeta–omicron–sigma–kappa–alpha–omega
“to graze, feed”
In context — Mark 5:11
Now nearby, close to the mountain, there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
About this coordinate
Mark 5:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Mark 5:11, so the Greek word βοσκομένη (boskomenê) 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.5.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.11.W10.S1) and character.