1 Corinthians 13:12:71 Cor.13.12.W7TAB
αἰνίγματι
aineegmati
“in an enigma”
- Transliteration
- ai-NEEG-ma-ti
- Extended
- ai-NEEG-mah-tih
- IPA
- /aiˈniɣ.ma.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- in an enigma
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ai-NEEG-ma-ti
- 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
ainissomaialpha–iota–nu–iota–sigma–sigma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to speak in riddles”
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 13:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 13:12, so the Greek word αἰνίγματι (aineegmati) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.12.W7.S1) and character.