1 Corinthians 13:12:171 Cor.13.12.W17TAB
τότε
tote
“then”
- Transliteration
- TO-te
- Extended
- TOH-teh
- IPA
- /ˈto.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- then
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
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TO-te
- 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 temporal adverb arti {ἄρτι | árti} “now” frames the present situation, later balanced by tote {τότε | tó-te} “then,” creating a clear temporal contrast.
The contrasting clause tote de prosopon pros prosopon {τότε δὲ πρόσωπον πρὸς πρόσωπον | tóte de prósōpon pros prósōpon} “then but face to face” uses repetition of prosopon to stress direct, unmediated encounter, functioning almost as a rhythmic counterpoint to the earlier mediated vision.
This is set in deliberate parallelism with tote de epignosomai {τότε δὲ ἐπιγνώσομαι | tóte de epignṓsomai} “then but I shall know fully,” where the compound verb epiginosko intensifies the notion of knowing into full recognition.
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 13:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Corinthians 13:12, so the Greek word τότε (tote) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.12.W17.S1) and character.