Mark 9:7:19Mark.9.7.W19TAB
ἀκούετε
akouete
“listen”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-e-te
- Extended
- ah-KOO-eh-teh
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOU-e-te
- sentence
KAI e-GE-ne-to ne-PHE-lê e-pi-ski-A-dzou-sa au-TOUS KAI e-GE-ne-to phô-NÊ ek tês ne-PHE-lês hou-TOS es-TIN ho hy-OS mou ho a-ga-pê-TOS a-KOU-e-te au-TOU
Exegesis
The closing imperative listen {ἀκούετε | a-koú-e-te} with a genitive object conveys the disciples’ ongoing obligation to heed the Son’s authority.
Root and etymology
akouoalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, give ear”
In context — Mark 9:7
And a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice spoke: “This is My Son , the Beloved ; listen to Him.”
About this coordinate
Mark 9:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Mark 9:7, so the Greek word ἀκούετε (akouete) 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.9.7.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.7.W19.S1) and character.