1 Corinthians 13:5:61 Cor.13.5.W6TAB
ἑαυτῆς
heautês
“its own things”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TÊS
- Extended
- heh-au-TÊS
- IPA
- /he.auˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- its own things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
he-au-TÊS
- sentence
ouk a-skhê-mo-NEI ou dzê-TEI ta he-au-TÊS ou pa-ro-KSY-ne-tai ou lo-GI-dze-tai to ka-KON
Exegesis
The clause zētei ta heautēs {ζητεῖ τὰ ἑαυτῆς | zē-teî tà he-au-tês} literally “seeks the things of itself” uses the article plus neuter plural with the reflexive pronoun in the genitive to express the idea of pursuing one’s own interests.
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:5
It does not behave disgracefully , it does not seek its own interests, it is not provoked, it does not reckon the evil done to it.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 13:5, so the Greek word ἑαυτῆς (heautês) 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.13.5.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.5.W6.S1) and character.