Mark 7:3:1Mark.7.3.W1TAB
οἱ
hoi
“the”
- Transliteration
- hoi
- Extended
- hoi
- IPA
- /hoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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hoi
- sentence
hoi gar pha-ri-SAIOI KAI PAN-tes hoi iou-DAIOI e-AN MÊ pyg-MÊ NIP-sôn-tai tas KHEI-ras ouk es-THI-ou-sin kra-TOUN-tes tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rôn
Exegesis
The verse opens with the article and explanatory conjunction hoi gar {οἱ γὰρ | hoi gàr}, linking this statement to the previous context as background information.
The coordinated nominative subjects hoi Pharisaioi kai pantes hoi Ioudaioi {οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ πάντες οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι | hoi Pha-ri-saî-oi kaí pán-tes hoi Iou-daî-oi} present the Pharisees together with the broader Jewish population, stressing that this is a widely observed practice.
Root and etymology
perishayyape, resh, vav, shin, yod, aleph
“separated ones”
In context — Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands with a fist , holding to the tradition of the elders.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 7:3, so the Greek word οἱ (hoi) 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.7.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.3.W1.S1) and character.