1 Corinthians 13:6:21 Cor.13.6.W2TAB
χαίρει
khairei
“rejoices”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-rei
- Extended
- KHAI-rei
- IPA
- /ˈkʰai.rei/
Meaning by language
- English
- rejoices
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHAI-rei
- sentence
ou KHAI-rei e-PI têi a-di-KI-ai syn-KHAI-rei de têi a-lê-THEI-ai
Exegesis
The negative clause begins with ou {οὐ | ou} ‘not’, which directly precedes the verb chairei {χαίρει | khaí-rei} ‘rejoices’, placing strong emphasis on what love categorically refuses to do.
Root and etymology
chairōchi–alpha–iota–rho–omega
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:6
It does not rejoice at injustice , but rejoices with the truth .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 13:6, so the Greek word χαίρει (khairei) 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.13.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.6.W2.S1) and character.