Mark 6:4:8Mark.6.4.W8TAB
ἔστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- ES-tin
- Extended
- EHS-tihn
- IPA
- /ˈes.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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ES-tin
- sentence
KAI E-le-gen au-TOIS ho ee-ay-SOOS HO-ti ouk ES-tin pro-PHÊ-tês A-ti-mos ei mê en têi pa-TRI-di au-TOU KAI en tois syng-ge-NEU-sin au-TOU KAI en têi oi-KI-a au-TOU
Exegesis
The core clause ouk estin prophetes atimos {Οὐκ ἔστιν προφήτης ἄτιμος | ouk éstin prophḗtēs átimos} literally reads, “A prophet is not without honor,” using a negated verb with a privative adjective; this double negation is idiomatic for “is honored,” but the following exception phrase shapes the nuance.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Mark 6:4
And Jesus was saying to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his homeland and among his relatives and in his own house.”
About this coordinate
Mark 6:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Mark 6:4, so the Greek word ἔστιν (estin) 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.6.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.4.W8.S1) and character.