Mark 8:2:1Mark.8.2.W1TAB
Σπλαγχνίζομαι
splaŋkhnizomai
“I have compassion”
- Transliteration
- splaŋ-khNI-zo-mai
- Extended
- splahng-khNIH-zoh-mai
- IPA
- /splaŋ.kʰniˈdzo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have compassion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
splaŋ-khNI-zo-mai
- sentence
splaŋ-khNI-zo-mai e-PI ton O-khlon HO-ti Ê-dê hê-ME-rai treis pros-me-NOU-SIN moi kai ouk E-khou-sin TI PHA-gō-sin
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the verb splagchnizomai {σπλαγχνίζομαι | splagchnízomai} ‘I feel compassion,’ placing Jesus’ emotional response at the forefront.
Root and etymology
σπλάγχνον
“inner organs, seat of emotion”
In context — Mark 8:2
I have compassion for the crowd , because they have stayed with Me for three days, and they have nothing to eat.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Mark 8:2, so the Greek word Σπλαγχνίζομαι (splaŋkhnizomai) 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.8.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.2.W1.S1) and character.