Mark 8:2:15Mark.8.2.W15TAB
φάγωσιν
phagōsin
“they might eat”
- Transliteration
- PHA-gō-sin
- Extended
- PHAH-goh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈpʰa.gɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they might eat
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PHA-gō-sin
- 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 conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} links to a result clause introduced by the negative particle ouk {οὐκ | ouk} and the verb echousin {ἔχουσιν | ékhousin} ‘they have,’ with ti {τί | tí} ‘anything’ as object and the subjunctive phagosin {φάγωσιν | phágōsin} expressing potential eating. The structure advances from internal compassion to temporal emphasis to practical need, maintained by preserving the causal flow and subjunctive nuance.
Root and etymology
φαγῶ
“to eat, consume”
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 8:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Mark 8:2, so the Greek word φάγωσιν (phagōsin) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.2.W15.S1) and character.