Mark 5:20:8Mark.5.20.W8TAB
Δεκαπόλει
dekapolei
“Decapolis”
- Transliteration
- de-ka-PO-lei
- Extended
- deh-kah-POH-lei
- IPA
- /de.kaˈpo.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- Decapolis
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
de-ka-PO-lei
- sentence
KAI a-PEEL-then KAI ÊR-ksa-to kê-RYS-sein en têi de-ka-PO-lei HO-sa e-POI-ê-sen au-TÔI ho ee-ay-SOOS KAI PAN-tes e-THAU-ma-dzon
Exegesis
The locative prepositional phrase en tē Dekapólei {ἐν τῇ Δεκαπόλει | en tê Dekapólei} ‘in the Decapolis’ situates his testimony among the ten Gentile cities.
In context — Mark 5:20
And he went away and began proclaiming in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed .
About this coordinate
Mark 5:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 5:20, so the Greek word Δεκαπόλει (dekapolei) 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.5.20.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.20.W8.S1) and character.