Mark 9:5:16Mark.9.5.W16TAB
τρεῖς
treis
“three”
- Transliteration
- TREIS
- Extended
- TREIS
- IPA
- /treis/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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TREIS
- sentence
kai a-po-kri-THEIS ho PE-tros LE-gei tôi ee-ay-SOO rha-BBI ka-LON ES-tin hê-MAS HÔ-de EI-nai kai poi-Ê-sô-men TREIS skê-NAS soi MI-an kai mô-sêi MI-an kai ê-LI-a MI-an
Exegesis
The conjunction kai introduces the hortatory subjunctive poiesomen {ποιήσωμεν | poi-ḗ-sō-men} ‘let us make’, with treis skēnás {τρεῖς σκηνάς | treîs skē-nás} as the direct object.
In context — Mark 9:5
Peter replied to Jesus , “Rabbi, it is truly good for us to stay here ; therefore, let us erect three tents—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:5:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Mark 9:5, so the Greek word τρεῖς (treis) 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.9.5.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.5.W16.S1) and character.