1 Corinthians 13:6:91 Cor.13.6.W9TAB
ἀληθείᾳ
alêtheiai
“truth”
- Transliteration
- a-lê-THEI-ai
- Extended
- ah-LÊH-thee-ai
- IPA
- /a.lɛːˈtʰeː.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- truth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-lê-THEI-ai
- sentence
ou KHAI-rei e-PI têi a-di-KI-ai syn-KHAI-rei de têi a-lê-THEI-ai
Exegesis
Its complement, tē aletheia {τῇ ἀληθείᾳ | tēi a-lē-théiāi} ‘the truth’, again in the dative, parallels the earlier dative phrase and highlights the proper moral sphere of love’s joy. English renderings mirror this antithetical parallelism (“not rejoice at… but rejoice with…”) and preserve the progression from solitary gloating over evil to shared delight in what is true.
Root and etymology
lanthanōlambda–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to be hidden, escape notice”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:6
It does not rejoice at injustice , but rejoices with the truth .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 13:6, so the Greek word ἀληθείᾳ (alêtheiai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.6.W9.S1) and character.