Mark 8:4:13Mark.8.4.W13TAB
χορτάσαι
khortasai
“to satisfy”
- Transliteration
- khor-TA-sai
- Extended
- khor-TAH-sai
- IPA
- /kʰorˈta.sai̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- to satisfy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
khor-TA-sai
- sentence
KAI a-pe-KRI-thê-san au-TOI hoi ma-thê-TAI au-TOU HO-ti PO-then TOU-tous dy-NÊ-se-tai tis HÔ-de khor-TA-sai AR-tōn ep e-rê-MI-as
Exegesis
The infinitive chortasai {χορτάσαι | chor-tá-sai} complements dynesetai to indicate the action of providing sustenance.
Root and etymology
χορτάζωchi–omicron–rho–tau–alpha–zeta–omega
“to feed, to satisfy with food”
In context — Mark 8:4
His disciples answered Him , “Where could anyone find enough bread to feed these people here in the wilderness?”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Mark 8:4, so the Greek word χορτάσαι (khortasai) 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.8.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.4.W13.S1) and character.