1 Corinthians 13:11:121 Cor.13.11.W12TAB
νήπιος
nêpios
“a child”
- Transliteration
- NÊ-pi-os
- Extended
- NÊÊ-pih-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈnɛː.pi.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- a child
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
NÊ-pi-os
- sentence
HO-te Ê-men NÊ-pi-os e-LA-loun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-PHRO-noun hôs NÊ-pi-os e-lo-gi-DZO-men hôs NÊ-pi-os HO-te GE-go-na a-NÊR ka-TÊR-gê-ka ta tou nê-PI-ou
Exegesis
Each of these verbs is followed by a manner construction using hos {ὡς | hōs} “as, like” plus the predicate nominative nepios {νήπιος | nḗ-pi-os} “child,” forming a rhythmic parallelism that underscores how every aspect of communication and thought belonged to a childish mode.
Root and etymology
nē + eposnu–eta, epsilon–pi–omicron–sigma
“not-speaking, simple, undeveloped”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child , I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but when I became a man , I set aside the ways of a child.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 13:11, so the Greek word νήπιος (nêpios) 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 1 Cor.13.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.11.W12.S1) and character.