Mark 6:26:5Mark.6.26.W5TAB
βασιλεὺς
basileus
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEUS
- Extended
- bah-see-LEUHS
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEUS
- sentence
KAI pe-RY-lu-pos ge-NO-me-nos ho ba-si-LEUS di-A tous HOR-kous KAI tous a-na-kei-ME-nous ouk ê-THE-lê-sen a-the-TE-sai au-TÊN
Exegesis
The participial phrase perilypos genomenos {περίλυπος γενόμενος | perílypos genómenos} ‘deeply grieved and having become’ modifies the subject ho basileus {ὁ βασιλεὺς | ho basileús} ‘the king,’ emphasizing his emotional state as the cause of his hesitation.
Root and etymology
basileu-beta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
In context — Mark 6:26
And the king, deeply grieved , because of the oaths and those reclining, did not wish to refuse her .
About this coordinate
Mark 6:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 6:26, so the Greek word βασιλεὺς (basileus) 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.6.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.26.W5.S1) and character.