Mark 9:2:3Mark.9.2.W3TAB
ἡμέρας
hêmeras
“days”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ras
- Extended
- hay-MEH-rahs
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ras
- 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 verse opens with meta hemeras hex {μετὰ ἡμέρας ἓξ | metá hēméras héx} ‘after six days,’ linking the narrative to the prior context.
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 9:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 9:2, so the Greek word ἡμέρας (hêmeras) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.2.W3.S1) and character.