1 Corinthians 13:12:41 Cor.13.12.W4TAB

διʼ

di

through

Transliteration
di
Extended
dih
IPA
/di/

Meaning by language

English
through

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Iotai — as in machine

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Diphthongs
Accents & breathings
ʼ

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Word in context

  1. word

    di

  2. 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 prepositional phrase di esoptrou {δι᾽ ἐσόπτρου | di esóptrou} “through a mirror” uses the genitive with the preposition to convey instrumentality, while the following phrase en ainigmati {ἐν αἰνίγματι | en ainígmati} “in a riddle” adds the sphere or manner in which the seeing occurs, emphasizing obscurity.

Root and etymology

dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta

right, justice

In context1 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 13:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 13:12, so the Greek word διʼ (di) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.12.W4.S1) and character.