1 Corinthians 13:8:41 Cor.13.8.W4TAB
πίπτει
piptei
“falls”
- Transliteration
- PIP-tei
- Extended
- PIHPT-tei
- IPA
- /ˈpip.teː/
Meaning by language
- English
- falls
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
PIP-tei
- 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
This is followed by the adverb oudepote {οὐδέποτε | oudépote} ‘never’ and the present active indicative piptei {πίπτει | píptēi} ‘falls’, asserting love’s unbreakable constancy.
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 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 13:8, so the Greek word πίπτει (piptei) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.8.W4.S1) and character.