Mark 7:15:16Mark.7.15.W16TAB
ἀνθρώπου
anthrōpou
“person”
- Transliteration
- an-THRŌ-pou
- Extended
- ahn-THROH-poo
- IPA
- /anˈtʰrɔː.puː/
Meaning by language
- English
- person
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-THRŌ-pou
- sentence
ou-DEN ES-tin EK-sō-then tou an-THRŌ-pou eis-po-reu-O-me-non eis au-TON DY-na-tai koi-NŌ-sai au-TON al-LA ta ek tou an-THRŌ-pou ek-po-reu-o-ME-NA ES-tin ta koi-NOUN-ta ton AN-thrō-pon
Exegesis
Here the substantive participle phrase ta ek tou anthropou ekporeuomena {τὰ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκπορευόμενα | tá ek tou anthrṓpou ekporeuómená} ‘the things issuing from a person’ functions as a collective subject, paired with the singular verb estin {ἔστιν | éstin} ‘is’, highlighting the group as a unified source.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha with rough breathing–nu–theta–rho–omega–pi–omicron–sigma
“human being, person”
In context — Mark 7:15
Nothing outside a person that enters him can defile him; rather, what issues from a person is what renders him impure.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 7:15, so the Greek word ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpou) 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.7.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.15.W16.S1) and character.