Mark 5:23:16Mark.5.23.W16TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEH-ee-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰiː.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- sentence
KAI pa-ra-ka-LEI au-TON pol-LA LE-gōn HO-ti to thy-GA-tri-ON mou e-SKHA-tōs E-khei HI-na el-THON e-pi-THÊIS tas KHEI-ras au-TÊI HI-na sō-THÊI KAI DZÊ-sêi
Exegesis
The dative tas cheiras aute {τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῇ | tàs kheí-ras au-tḗ} “her hands on her” designates the object and beneficiary of the touch.
In context — Mark 5:23
And he earnestly pleaded with Him , saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”
About this coordinate
Mark 5:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 5:23, so the Greek word χεῖρας (kheiras) 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.5.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.23.W16.S1) and character.