Mark 9:7:3Mark.9.7.W3TAB
νεφέλη
nephelê
“a cloud”
- Transliteration
- ne-PHE-lê
- Extended
- neh-PHE-LEH(ê)
- IPA
- /neˈpʰe.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a cloud
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ne-PHE-lê
- 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 verse begins with the aorist indicative middle {egeneto} introducing a fresh event, paired with the nominative cloud {νεφέλη | ne-phé-lē} and its present participle overshadowing {ἐπισκιάζουσα | e-pi-ski-á-zou-sa} to depict an enveloping divine presence directed toward the disciples.
Root and etymology
nephosnu–epsilon–phi–omicron–sigma
“cloud, mass of vapor”
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 9:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Mark 9:7, so the Greek word νεφέλη (nephelê) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Mark.9.7.W3.S1) and character.