1 Corinthians 14:10:51 Cor.14.10.W5TAB
φωνῶν
phōnōn
“of sounds”
- Transliteration
- phō-NŌN
- Extended
- pʰoh-NOHN
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɔːn/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NŌN
- sentence
to-SA-u-ta ei TY-khoi GE-neh phō-NŌN EI-sin en KOS-mōi KAI ou-DEN A-phō-non
Exegesis
The plural noun genē {γένη | gé-nē} ‘kinds’ functions as the subject, further qualified by the dependent genitive phōnōn {φωνῶν | phō-nôn} ‘of voices’, a term that can denote sounds, spoken voices, or languages, fitting the wider context of speech and intelligibility in the chapter.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:10
There are, perhaps, so many kinds of voices in the world , and none of them is without meaning.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 14:10, so the Greek word φωνῶν (phōnōn) 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.14.10.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.10.W5.S1) and character.