1 Corinthians 13:4:31 Cor.13.4.W3TAB
μακροθυμεῖ
makrothymei
“is patient”
- Transliteration
- ma-kro-thy-MEI
- Extended
- mah-kroh-thy-MEE
- IPA
- /mak.ro.tʰyˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- is patient
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ma-kro-thy-MEI
- sentence
HÊ a-GA-pê ma-kro-thy-MEI khrê-steu-E-tai hê a-GA-pê ou dzê-LOI hê a-GA-pê ou per-pe-REU-e-tai ou phy-si-OU-tai
Exegesis
The opening affirmations employ the verbs makrothymei {μακροθυμεῖ | makrothyméi} ‘is patient’ and chrēsteuetai {χρηστεύεται | chrēsteúetai} ‘is kind’, presenting love in positive, active terms.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy, love does not boast , is not puffed up.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 13:4, so the Greek word μακροθυμεῖ (makrothymei) 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.13.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.4.W3.S1) and character.