Mark 7:8:6Mark.7.8.W6TAB
κρατεῖτε
krateite
“you hold fast”
- Transliteration
- kra-TEI-te
- Extended
- krah-TEI-teh
- IPA
- /kraˈtiː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you hold fast
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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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
kra-TEI-te
- 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 main assertion is carried by the present indicative krateite {κρατεῖτε | kra-teî-te} ‘you hold,’ conveying an ongoing, characteristic behavior.
In context — Mark 7:8
Having left the commandment of God , you hold to the tradition of people .
About this coordinate
Mark 7:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 7:8, so the Greek word κρατεῖτε (krateite) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.7.8.W6.S1) and character.