Mark 9:2:20Mark.9.2.W20TAB
ὑψηλὸν
hypsêlon
“high”
- Transliteration
- hy-psê-LON
- Extended
- hyoo-psay-LOHN
- IPA
- /hy.pseˈlɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- high
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-psê-LON
- sentence
KAI me-TA hê-ME-ras HEKS pa-ra-lam-BA-nei ho ee-ay-SOOS ton PE-tron KAI ton i-A-kô-bon KAI i-ô-AN-nên KAI a-na-PHE-rei au-TOUS eis O-ros hy-psê-LON kat i-DEE-an MO-nous KAI me-te-mor-PHÔ-thê EM-pros-then au-TÔN
Exegesis
The movement is situated by eis oros hypselon {εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν | eis óros hypsēlón} ‘into a high mountain’ and kat’ idian monous {κατ’ ἰδίαν μόνους | kat’ idían mónous} ‘apart by themselves,’ emphasizing seclusion.
In context — Mark 9:2
And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John with Him and brought them up onto a high mountain where they were alone; and He was transfigured before them.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:2:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Mark 9:2, so the Greek word ὑψηλὸν (hypsêlon) 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.9.2.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.2.W20.S1) and character.