Mark 9:47:22Mark.9.47.W22TAB
ὀφθαλμοὺς
ophthalmous
“eyes”
- Transliteration
- oph-thal-MOUS
- Extended
- ohph-thahl-MOOS
- IPA
- /opʰ.tʰalˈmuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- eyes
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
oph-thal-MOUS
- sentence
KAI e-AN ho oph-thal-MOS sou skan-da-LI-dzê se EK-ba-le au-TON ka-LON soi ES-tin mo-NO-phthal-mon ei-sel-THEIN eis tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU ê DY-o oph-thal-MOUS E-khon-ta blê-THÊ-nai eis tên GE-en-nan tou py-ROS
Exegesis
The comparative particle e {ἢ | ḕ} “than” sets up a parallel accusative participial phrase duo ophthalmous echonta {δύο ὀφθαλμούς ἔχοντα | dý-o oph-thal-moús é-chon-ta} “having two eyes,” followed by the passive infinitive blethenai {βληθῆναι | blē-thê-nai} “to be thrown” into Gehenna, with the phrase eis ten geennan tou pyros {εἰς τὴν γέενναν τοῦ πυρὸς | eis tḕn gé-en-nan tou pyr-ós} specifying the fiery locus of judgment. This antithetical structure between entering and being cast intensifies the call to radical self-denial to avoid final punishment.
In context — Mark 9:47
And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out; it is good for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye rather than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna of fire.
About this coordinate
Mark 9:47:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Mark 9:47, so the Greek word ὀφθαλμοὺς (ophthalmous) 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.9.47.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.47.W22.S1) and character.