Mark 6:7:4Mark.6.7.W4TAB
δώδεκα
dôdeka
“twelve”
- Transliteration
- DÔ-de-ka
- Extended
- DOH-deh-kah
- IPA
- /ˈdoː.de.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
DÔ-de-ka
- sentence
KAI pros-ka-LEI-tai tous DÔ-de-ka KAI ÊR-ksa-to au-TOUS a-pos-TEL-lein DY-o DY-o KAI e-DI-dou au-TOIS ek-sou-SI-an tôn pneu-MA-tōn tôn a-ka-THAR-tōn
Exegesis
The historical present proskaleitai {προσκαλεῖται | pros-ka-leî-tai} “calls to Himself” introduces a vivid, ongoing summons, with the object marked by tous dodeka {τοὺς δώδεκα | toùs dṓ-de-ka}, the definite group of the Twelve.
In context — Mark 6:7
And He summoned the twelve to Himself and began sending them out two by two, granting them authority over the unclean spirits.
About this coordinate
Mark 6:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 6:7, so the Greek word δώδεκα (dôdeka) 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.6.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.6.7.W4.S1) and character.