1 Corinthians 13:12:11 Cor.13.12.W1TAB
βλέπομεν
blepomen
“we see”
- Transliteration
- BLE-po-men
- Extended
- BLEH-poh-mehn
- IPA
- /ˈble.po.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we see
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BLE-po-men
- sentence
BLE-po-men gar AR-ti di e-SO-ptro(u) en ai-NEEG-ma-ti TO-te de PRO-sō-pon pros PRO-sō-pon AR-ti gi-NO-sko ek ME-rous TO-te de e-pi-GNO-so-mai ka-THŌS KAI e-pe-GNO-sthên
Exegesis
The verse begins with the clause blepomen gar {βλέπομεν γὰρ | blépomen gar} “for we see,” where the verb comes first and the postpositive conjunction follows, giving the statement an explanatory force that grounds what precedes.
Root and etymology
blepobeta–lambda–epsilon–pi–omega
“to see, look at”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a mirror in a riddle , but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know fully, just as I have also been fully known.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 13:12, so the Greek word βλέπομεν (blepomen) 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.13.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.12.W1.S1) and character.