Mark 8:11:12Mark.8.11.W12TAB
σημεῖον
sêmeion
“a sign”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-on
- Extended
- seh-MEI-ohn
- IPA
- /seˈmei.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sign
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-on
- sentence
KAI ek-ÊL-thon hoi pha-ri-SA-oi KAI ÊR-ksan-to sy-dzê-TEIN au-TÔ dzê-TOUN-tes par au-TOU sê-MEI-on a-PO tou ou-ra-NOU pei-RA-dzon-tes au-TON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase parʼ autou {παρʼ αὐτοῦ | parʼ autoû} “from Him” indicates the source of the request, while the genitive construction sēmeion apo tou ouranou {σημεῖον ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | sēmeîon apó toû ouranoû} “sign from heaven” highlights its claimed divine origin. The formal translation preserves both the adversarial tone and the layered purpose‐manner structure of the Greek.
Root and etymology
sēmasē-ma
“sign, mark”
In context — Mark 8:11
The Pharisees came out and began disputing with Him , demanding from Him a sign from heaven in order to test Him.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 8:11, so the Greek word σημεῖον (sêmeion) 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.8.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.11.W12.S1) and character.