Mark 7:8:1Mark.7.8.W1TAB
ἀφέντες
aphentes
“leaving”
- Transliteration
- a-PHEN-tes
- Extended
- ah-PHEHN-tehs
- IPA
- /aˈpʰen.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- leaving
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PHEN-tes
- sentence
a-PHEN-tes tên en-to-LÊN tou the-OU kra-TEI-te tên pa-RA-do-sin tôn an-THRÔ-pon
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the aorist participle aphentes {ἀφέντες | a-phén-tes} ‘having left,’ which functions adverbially, indicating a prior, decisive action that forms the background to the main clause.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–phi–iota–eta–mu–iota
“to let go, leave, permit”
In context — Mark 7:8
Having left the commandment of God , you hold to the tradition of people .
About this coordinate
Mark 7:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 7:8, so the Greek word ἀφέντες (aphentes) 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.7.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.8.W1.S1) and character.