Mark 8:35:4Mark.8.35.W4TAB
θέλῃ
thelêi
“wants”
- Transliteration
- THE-lêi
- Extended
- THEH-leh-ee
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.lɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- wants
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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THE-lêi
- sentence
hos gar e-AN THE-lêi tên psy-KHÊN au-TOU SÔ-sai a-po-LE-sei au-TÊN hos de an a-po-LE-sei tên psy-KHÊN au-TOU HE-ne-ken e-MOU KAI tou eu-an-ge-LI-ou SÔ-sei au-TÊN
Exegesis
In the first clause, thelei {θέλῃ | thé-lē} in the subjunctive with the conditional particle ean forms a protasis (“whoever should desire”), with the infinitive sōsai {σῶσαι | sô-sai} expressing the content of that desire (“to save”) and the future indicative apolesei {ἀπολέσει | a-po-lé-sei} serving as the apodosis (“will lose it”), applied to the psuchēn {ψυχὴν | psu-khēn}.
In context — Mark 8:35
For whoever seeks to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel will save it.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 8:35, so the Greek word θέλῃ (thelêi) 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.8.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.35.W4.S1) and character.