Mark 7:26:5Mark.7.26.W5TAB
Ἑλληνὶς
hellênis
“a Greek {woman}”
- Transliteration
- hel-lê-NIS
- Extended
- hehl-lê-NEES
- IPA
- /hel.lɛːˈnis/
Meaning by language
- English
- a Greek {woman}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hel-lê-NIS
- sentence
hê de gy-NE ÊN hel-lê-NIS sy-ro-phoi-NI-kis-sa tôi GE-nei kai ê-RÔ-ta au-TON HI-na to dai-MO-ni-on ek-BA-lê ek tês thy-ga-TROS au-TÊS
Exegesis
Her identity is expanded by two nominative descriptors in apposition, Hellenis {Ἑλληνίς | Hellēnís} and Syrophoinikissa {Συροφοινίκισσα | Syrophoiníkissa}, which together highlight both her broader Greek cultural identity and her more precise regional origin.
Root and etymology
Hellenepsilon with rough breathing–lambda–lambda–eta–nu
“Greek, Gentile”
In context — Mark 7:26
But the woman was Greek , a Syrophoenician by race, and she pleaded with Him to cast out the demon from her daughter.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Mark 7:26, so the Greek word Ἑλληνὶς (hellênis) 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.7.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.26.W5.S1) and character.