Mark 5:3:13Mark.5.3.W13TAB
ἐδύνατο
edynato
“was able”
- Transliteration
- e-DY-na-to
- Extended
- eh-DY-nah-toh
- IPA
- /eˈdy.na.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was able
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-DY-na-to
- sentence
hos tên ka-TOI-kê-sin EI-khen en tois MNÊ-ma-sin kai ou-DE ha-LY-sei ou-KE-ti ou-DEIS e-DY-na-to au-TON DÊ-sai
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kaì {καὶ | kaì} introduces a series of negatives—oudè {οὐδὲ | oudè} ‘not even’, oukéti {οὐκέτι | oukéti} ‘no longer’, and oudeìs {οὐδεὶς | oudeìs} ‘no one’—which frame the dative noun halysei {ἁλύσει | halýsei} ‘with a chain’ and the verb edýnato {ἐδύνατο | edýnato} ‘was able’ plus the complementary infinitive dēsai {δῆσαι | dê-sai} ‘to bind’. This triple-negative construction intensifies the portrayal of futile human effort, setting up a stark contrast with Jesus’ imminent authority over demonic forces.
In context — Mark 5:3
He made his dwelling among the tombs, and no one could bind him any longer, not even with a chain .
About this coordinate
Mark 5:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 5:3, so the Greek word ἐδύνατο (edynato) 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.5.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.3.W13.S1) and character.