Mark 7:4:15Mark.7.4.W15TAB
κρατεῖν
kratein
“to keep”
- Transliteration
- kra-TEIN
- Extended
- krah-TEIN
- IPA
- /kraˈtiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to keep
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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kra-TEIN
- sentence
KAI ap a-go-RAS e-AN MÊ bap-TI-sôn-tai ouk es-THI-ou-sin KAI AL-la pol-LA ES-tin HA pa-RE-la-bon kra-TEIN bap-tis-MOUS po-tê-RI-ôn KAI KSES-tôn KAI khal-KI-ôn KAI kli-NÔN
Exegesis
The subsequent kai {καὶ | kaí} plus neuter plural alla polla estin {ἄλλα πολλά ἐστιν | álla pollá estín} “and there are many other things” introduces a broad category defined by the relative clause ha parelabon kratein {ἃ παρελάβον κρατεῖν | ha parelábon kratêin}, indicating traditions inherited (parelabon) and upheld (kratein). Finally, the accusative baptismous is specified by a sequence of genitives—poterion, xeston, chalkion, and klinon—enumerating the material objects subjected to these washings, highlighting the elaborate scope of purity regulations.
In context — Mark 7:4
And from the market, if they do not wash , they do not eat; and there are many other things that they have received to observe, such as the washings of cups , pitchers, bronze vessels, and couches.
About this coordinate
Mark 7:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 7:4, so the Greek word κρατεῖν (kratein) 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.7.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.4.W15.S1) and character.