Mark 9:3:17Mark.9.3.W17TAB
λευκᾶναι.
leukanai
“to bleach”
- Transliteration
- leu-KA-nai
- Extended
- leu-KAH-nai
- IPA
- /leuˈka.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to bleach
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
leu-KA-nai
- 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
The negation ou {οὐ | ou} with dynatai {δύναται | dýnatai} plus the infinitive leukanai {λευκᾶναι | leukânai} ‘to whiten’ conveys absolute inability. This contrast highlights the garments’ supernatural brilliance beyond any human skill.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–upsilon–kappa–omicron–sigma
“white, bright”
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 9:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Mark 9:3, so the Greek word λευκᾶναι. (leukanai) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.3.W17.S1) and character.