Mark 6:15:5Mark.6.15.W5TAB
Ἠλίας
êleeas
“Elijah”
- Transliteration
- ê-LEE-as
- Extended
- ê-LEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ɛːˈli.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elijah
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê-LEE-as
- sentence
AL-loi DE E-le-gon HO-ti ê-LEE-as es-TEEN AL-loi DE E-le-gon HO-ti pro-PHÊ-tēs hōs HEIS tōn pro-phē-TŌN
Exegesis
In the first clause, estin {ἐστίν | es-tín} links to the predicate nominative Elias {Ἠλίας | Ēliás}, yielding “He is Elijah.”
Root and etymology
eliyyahueliyyahu
“My God is Yahweh”
In context — Mark 6:15
But others were saying, “He is Elijah,” while others were saying, “He is a prophet , like one of the prophets.”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 6:15, so the Greek word Ἠλίας (êleeas) 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.6.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.15.W5.S1) and character.