Mark 8:5:4Mark.8.5.W4TAB
Πόσους
posous
“how many”
- Transliteration
- PO-sous
- Extended
- POH-soo hs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.sus/
Meaning by language
- English
- how many
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-sous
- sentence
KAI ê-RŌ-ta au-TOUS PO-sous E-khe-te AR-tous hoi de EI-pan hep-TA
Exegesis
The interrogative adjective posous {Πόσους | pósous} introduces the focused question and precedes the verb echete {ἔχετε | éche-te} and its object artous {ἄρτους | ár-tous}, highlighting the number of loaves.
In context — Mark 8:5
And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.”
About this coordinate
Mark 8:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 8:5, so the Greek word Πόσους (posous) 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.8.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.5.W4.S1) and character.