Mark 9:3:12Mark.9.3.W12TAB
τῆς
tês
“the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têês
- 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
- sentence
KAI TA hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU e-GE-ne-to STIL-bon-ta leu-KA LI-an HOI-a gna-PHEUS e-PI tês gês ou DY-na-tai HOU-tôs leu-KA-nai
Exegesis
A comparative clause introduced by hoia {οἷα | hoîa} sets the standard: gnapheus {γναφεὺς | gnapheús} ‘launderer’ is the subject, located by epi tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | epì tês gês} ‘on earth.’
Root and etymology
Rootmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn”
In context — Mark 9:3
And His garments began to gleam, becoming extremely white—whiter than any launderer on earth is able to make them.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Mark 9:3, 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.9.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.3.W12.S1) and character.