Mark 8:6:7Mark.8.6.W7TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têhs
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
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KAI pa-rang-GEL-lei tôi OKH-lôi a-na-pe-SEIN e-PI tês gês KAI la-BŌN tous hep-TA AR-tous eu-kha-ri-STÊ-sas EK-la-sen KAI e-DI-dou tois ma-thê-TAIS au-TOU HI-na pa-ra-ti-THÔ-sin KAI pa-RE-the-kan tôi OKH-lôi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | epí tēs gēs} indicates location.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, understand”
In context — Mark 8:6
And He ordered the crowd to recline on the ground; then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks, broke them, and began giving them to His disciples so they could set them before the crowd.
About this coordinate
Mark 8:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 8:6, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.8.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.8.6.W7.S1) and character.