Mark 9:12:23Mark.9.12.W23TAB
ἐξουδενηθῇ;
eksoudenêthêi
“he might be treated with contempt”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-de-nê-THÊI
- Extended
- ehk-soo-deh-neh-THÊI
- IPA
- /ek.suː.de.neːˈtʰɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might be treated with contempt
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-de-nê-THÊI
- sentence
ho DE E-phê au-TOIS ê-LEE-as men el-THÔN PRÔ-ton a-po-ka-thi-STA-nei PAN-ta KAI pôs GE-gra-ptai e-PI ton hy-ON tou an-THRÔ-pou HI-na pol-LA PA-thêi KAI ek-sou-de-nê-THÊI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative formula ho de ephē {ὁ δὲ ἔφη | ho dè é-phē} ‘but He said,’ which transitions from prior dialogue into Jesus’ response.
The hina {ἵνα | hí-na} ‘so that’ clause governs two subjunctives—pathē {πάθῃ | pá-thē} ‘he may suffer’ and exoudenēthē {ἐξουδενηθῇ | ex-ou-de-nē-thê} ‘he may be treated with contempt’—underscoring that the Son-of-Man’s suffering and rejection are divinely ordained rather than incidental. The contrast between Elijah’s promise of restoration and the Son-of-Man’s necessary humiliation brings theological tension to the fore.
Root and etymology
exoudeneōepsilon–xi–omicron–upsilon–delta–epsilon–nu–epsilon–omega
“to treat as nothing, despise”
In context — Mark 9:12
And He said to them, “Elijah does come first and restores all things; then why is it written concerning the Son of Man that He must suffer many things and be despised?”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:12:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Mark 9:12, so the Greek word ἐξουδενηθῇ; (eksoudenêthêi) 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.9.12.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.12.W23.S1) and character.