Mark 8:15:6Mark.8.15.W6TAB
βλέπετε
blepete
“beware”
- Transliteration
- BLE-pe-te
- Extended
- BLEH-peh-teh
- IPA
- /ˈble.pe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- beware
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLE-pe-te
- sentence
KAI di-e-STE L-le-to au-TOIS LE-gōn ho-RA-te BLE-pe-te a-PO tês ZY-mês tôn pha-ri-SAI-ōn KAI tês ZY-mês hê-RŌ-dou
Exegesis
The paired imperatives horate {Ὁρᾶτε | ho-râ-te} and blepete {βλέπετε | blé-pe-te} combine “see” and “watch” to intensify the call for vigilance.
Root and etymology
blep-beta lambda epsilon pi
“to see, perceive”
In context — Mark 8:15
He kept instructing them, saying, “Look out, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Mark 8:15, so the Greek word βλέπετε (blepete) 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.8.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.15.W6.S1) and character.