1 Corinthians 14:1:31 Cor.14.1.W3TAB
ἀγάπην
agapên
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-pên
- Extended
- ah-GAH-pehn
- IPA
- /aˈga.pɛːn/
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-GA-pên
- sentence
di-O-ke-te tên a-GA-pên dzê-LOU-te de ta pneu-ma-ti-KA MAL-lon de HI-na pro-phê-TEU-ê-te
Exegesis
It begins with the present imperative diokete {Διώκετε | Diṓ-ke-te} governing the object tēn agapēn {τὴν ἀγάπην | tḕn agá-pēn}, placing “love” in the emphatic first position as the primary pursuit.
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted preference”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:1
Pursue love , and be zealous for the spiritual things, but especially that you may prophesy .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:1, so the Greek word ἀγάπην (agapên) 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.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.1.W3.S1) and character.