Mark 9:42:20Mark.9.42.W20TAB
ὀνικὸς
onikos
“donkey”
- Transliteration
- o-ni-KOS
- Extended
- oh-nih-KOHS
- IPA
- /o.niˈkos/
Meaning by language
- English
- donkey
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-ni-KOS
- 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 conditional clause introduced by ei {εἰ | ei} presents a vivid scenario in perikeitai mylos onikós peri ton trachēlon autou kai beblētai eis tēn thálassan {περίκειται μύλος ὀνικός περὶ τὸν τράχηλον αὐτοῦ καὶ βέβληται εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν | períkeitai múlos onikós perí tón tráchēlon autoû kaí béblētai eis tḕn thálassan}, where the present indicative sets the scene of the millstone hanging and the perfect subjunctive implies the consequent casting into the sea. Both translations preserve this escalating warning while adapting structure for clarity in English.
Root and etymology
hoomicron
“who, which as definite reference”
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 9:42:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Mark 9:42, so the Greek word ὀνικὸς (onikos) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.42.W20.S1) and character.