Mark 6:5:3Mark.6.5.W3TAB
ἐδύνατο
edynato
“he was able”
- Transliteration
- e-DY-na-to
- Extended
- eh-DY-nah-toh
- IPA
- /eˈdy.na.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was able
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-DY-na-to
- sentence
KAI ouk e-DY-na-to e-KEI poi-Ê-sai ou-de-ME-an DY-na-min ei MÊ o-LI-gois ar-RŌS-tois e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras e-the-RA-peu-sen
Exegesis
The verse opens with kai ouk edynato {καὶ οὐκ ἐδύνατο | kaì ouk edý-na-to}, where the conjunction links back to the preceding context and the imperfect verb with negation describes a continued state of inability.
Root and etymology
dunamaidelta–upsilon–nu–alpha–mu–alpha–iota
“to be able, have power”
In context — Mark 6:5
And He was not able to do any mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 6:5, so the Greek word ἐδύνατο (edynato) 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.6.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.5.W3.S1) and character.