Mark 7:22:5Mark.7.22.W5TAB
ἀσέλγεια
aselgeia
“licentiousness”
- Transliteration
- a-SEL-gei-a
- Extended
- ah-SEHL-gei-ah
- IPA
- /aˈsel.gei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- licentiousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
a-SEL-gei-a
- sentence
moi-KHEE-ai ple-o-nek-SI-ai po-nê-REE-ai DO-los a-SEL-gei-a oph-thal-MOS po-nê-ROS blas-phê-MI-a hy-pe-rê-pha-NI-a a-phro-SY-nê
Exegesis
The shift to singular abstracts such as dolos {δόλος | dólos} ‘deceit’ and aselgeia {ἀσέλγεια | asélgeia} ‘licentiousness’ represents moral qualities.
In context — Mark 7:22
Adulteries, covetings, wickednesses, deceit, licentiousness, an evil eye, blasphemy , pride , foolishness.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 7:22, so the Greek word ἀσέλγεια (aselgeia) 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.7.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.22.W5.S1) and character.