Mark 7:5:24Mark.7.5.W24TAB
ἐσθίουσιν
esthiousin
“they eat”
- Transliteration
- es-THI-ou-sin
- Extended
- ehs-tʰih-OO-sin
- IPA
- /esˈtʰi.uː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they eat
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-THI-ou-sin
- sentence
KAI e-pê-RÔ-tōn au-TON hoi pha-ri-SAIOI KAI hoi gram-ma-TEIS di-A TI ou pe-ri-pa-TOU-sin hoi ma-thê-TAI sou ka-TA tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn pres-by-TE-rōn al-LA koi-NAIS kher-SIN es-THI-ou-sin ton AR-ton
Exegesis
The strong adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} “but” introduces a contrasting practice: instead of walking according to tradition, they esthiousin {ἐσθίουσιν | esthíousin} “eat” ton arton {τὸν ἄρτον | tón árton} “the bread” kinais chersin {κοιναῖς χερσὶν | koináis chersìn} “with common hands,” where kinais carries the nuance of ritually “defiled” or non-purified. The structure juxtaposes the normative human paradosis with the disciples’ concrete eating behavior, setting up the ensuing discourse on the relationship between human tradition and true purity.
In context — Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked Him , “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat the bread with common hands?”
About this coordinate
Mark 7:5:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Mark 7:5, so the Greek word ἐσθίουσιν (esthiousin) 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.7.5.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.5.W24.S1) and character.