Mark 5:7:16Mark.5.7.W16TAB
ὁρκίζω
horkizō
“I adjure”
- Transliteration
- hor-KI-zō
- Extended
- hohr-KIH-zoh
- IPA
- /horˈki.zɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I adjure
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hor-KI-zō
- sentence
KAI KRA-ksas phō-NÊ me-GA-lê LE-gei TI e-MOI KAI SOI ee-ay-SOO hy-E tou the-OU tou hy-PSI-stou hor-KI-zō se ton the-ON MÊ me ba-sa-NI-sês
Exegesis
The clause horkízō se tòn theón {ὁρκίζω σε τὸν θεόν | hor-kí-zō se tòn the-ón} ‘I adjure You by God’ uses a forensic oath formula invoking God as witness, and the prohibitive mē me basanisḗs {μή με βασανίσῃς | mē me basa-ní-sēs} ‘do not torment me’ is an aorist subjunctive prohibition expressing urgent request to prevent future harm. The translation preserves the participial nuance (“crying out”/“yelled”), renders the Semitic idiom naturally, and retains the solemn adjuration followed by a strong plea.
Root and etymology
horkosomicron–rho–kappa–omicron–sigma
“oath, that which binds”
In context — Mark 5:7
And crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What do I have to do with You, Jesus , Son of the Most High God ? I adjure You by God, do not torment me.”
About this coordinate
Mark 5:7:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 5:7, so the Greek word ὁρκίζω (horkizō) 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.5.7.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.7.W16.S1) and character.