1 Corinthians 13:8:11 Cor.13.8.W1TAB
Ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hê
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- sentence
hê a-GA-pê ou-DE-po-te PIP-tei EI-te de pro-phê-TEI-ai ka-tar-gê-THÊ-son-tai EI-te GLŌS-sai PAU-son-tai EI-te GNŌ-sis ka-tar-gê-THÊ-se-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular noun phrase he agape {Ἡ ἀγάπη | Hē agápē} ‘the love’, where the definite article and noun in the nominative feminine singular serve as the emphatic subject.
Root and etymology
agapaōagapaō
“to love, show affection”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:8
Love never fails; prophecies will be set aside, tongues will fall silent, and knowledge will be brought to an end.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 13:8, so the Greek word Ἡ (hê) 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.13.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.8.W1.S1) and character.