Mark 5:7:4Mark.5.7.W4TAB
μεγάλῃ
megalê
“loud”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- loud
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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
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 dative phrase phōnē megalē {φωνῇ μεγάλῃ | phō-nḗ me-gálē} ‘with a loud voice’ functions as a manner clause to intensify the scene.
Root and etymology
megasmégas
“great, large”
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 5:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 5:7, so the Greek word μεγάλῃ (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.5.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.5.7.W4.S1) and character.