Mark 9:47:4Mark.9.47.W4TAB
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
“eye”
- Transliteration
- oph-thal-MOS
- Extended
- ohph-thahl-MOHS
- IPA
- /opʰ.tʰalˈmos/
Meaning by language
- English
- eye
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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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oph-thal-MOS
- 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 subject ho ophthalmos {ὁ ὀφθαλμός | ho oph-thal-mós} “the eye,” modified by the genitive pronoun sou {σοῦ | soû} “of you,” personalizes the danger.
Root and etymology
ophthal-omicron–phi–theta–alpha–lambda
“eye, seeing organ”
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 9:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Mark 9:47, so the Greek word ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.47.W4.S1) and character.