Mark 6:3:8Mark.6.3.W8TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- tays
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
- sentence
oukh hou-TOS es-TIN ho TEK-tōn ho hy-OS tês ma-REE-as kai a-del-PHOS ia-KŌ-bou kai i-ō-SÊ-tos kai i-OU-da kai SEE-mō-nos kai ouk ei-SIN hai a-del-PHAI au-TOU HÔ-de pros hê-MAS kai es-kan-da-LI-zon-to en au-TÔI
Exegesis
The predicate nominative ho tekton {ὁ τέκτων | ho ték-tōn} identifies Jesus by His trade, and the following appositional phrase ho huios tes Marias {ὁ υἱὸς τῆς Μαρίας | ho huiós tês Marías} specifies His maternal lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootphi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak, say”
In context — Mark 6:3
Is not this the carpenter , the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us? And they were offended at Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 6:3, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.6.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.3.W8.S1) and character.