1 Corinthians 14:11:41 Cor.14.11.W4TAB
εἰδῶ
eido
“I know”
- Transliteration
- ei-DO
- Extended
- ee-DOH
- IPA
- /iːˈdo/
Meaning by language
- English
- I know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
ei-DO
- sentence
e-AN OUN MÊ ei-DO tên DY-na-min tês phô-NÊS E-so-mai tôi la-LOUN-ti BAR-ba-ros KAI ho la-LÔN en e-MOI BAR-ba-ros
Exegesis
The verse begins with a conditional protasis, ean oun mē eidō {ἐὰν οὖν μὴ εἰδῶ | e-an oûn mḕ ei-dō̂} “if therefore I do not know,” using the particle ean with the aorist subjunctive to describe a hypothetical situation.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:11
Therefore, if I do not know the meaning of the voice, I will be a foreigner to the one speaking, and the one speaking will be a foreigner to me.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:11, so the Greek word εἰδῶ (eido) 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.14.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.11.W4.S1) and character.