Mark 9:42:14Mark.9.42.W14TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“it is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
KAI hos an skan-da-LI-sê HE-na tôn mi-KRÔN TOU-tôn tôn pi-steu-ON-tôn eis e-ME ka-LON es-TIN au-TÔI MAL-lon ei pe-RI-kei-tai MY-los o-ni-KOS pe-RI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU KAI BE-blê-tai eis tên THA-la-sсан
Exegesis
The evaluative statement kalon estin autō mallon {καλόν ἐστιν αὐτῷ μᾶλλον | kalón estín autôi mâllon} employs a neuter predicate adjective “good” with mallon “rather” for ethical comparison.
In context — Mark 9:42
And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a donkey’s millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:42:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Mark 9:42, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.9.42.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.42.W14.S1) and character.