Mark 5:11:9Mark.5.11.W9TAB
μεγάλη
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lê
- sentence
AYN de e-KEI pros tô O-rei a-GE-lê KHOI-rōn me-GA-lê bos-ko-ME-nê
Exegesis
The noun phrase agele choiron megale {ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη | agélē khoírōn megálē} combines a collective noun with a genitive to indicate the type of animals and a predicate adjective to highlight their size.
Root and etymology
megasmégas
“great, large”
In context — Mark 5:11
Now nearby, close to the mountain, there was a large herd of pigs feeding.
About this coordinate
Mark 5:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Mark 5:11, so the Greek word μεγάλη (megalê) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.11.W9.S1) and character.