Mark 9:42:7Mark.9.42.W7TAB
μικρῶν
mikrôn
“little ones”
- Transliteration
- mi-KRÔN
- Extended
- mih-KROHN
- IPA
- /miˈkrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- little ones
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mi-KRÔN
- 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 object phrase hena tōn mikrōn toutōn tōn pisteuontōn eis eme {ἕνα τῶν μικρῶν τούτων τῶν πιστευόντων εἰς ἐμέ | héna tôn mikrôn toútōn tôn pisteuóntōn eis emé} uses nested genitives to specify “one of these little ones” and identify them as “those believing in Me,” emphasizing their vulnerability and faith.
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 9:42:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Mark 9:42, so the Greek word μικρῶν (mikrôn) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.42.W7.S1) and character.