1 Corinthians 13:8:21 Cor.13.8.W2TAB
ἀγάπη
agapê
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-pê
- Extended
- ah-GAH-pê
- IPA
- /aˈga.pɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-GA-pê
- 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 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 13:8, so the Greek word ἀγάπη (agapê) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.8.W2.S1) and character.