1 Corinthians 14:12:11 Cor.14.12.W1TAB
οὕτως
houtōs
“thus”
- Transliteration
- HOU-tōs
- Extended
- hou-TOHS
- IPA
- /ˈhuː.tɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HOU-tōs
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hy-MEIS e-PEI dzē-lō-TAI ES-te pneu-MA-tōn pros tēn oi-ko-do-MĒN tês ek-klē-SI-as dzē-TEI-te HI-na pe-ris-SEU-ē-te
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the inferential adverb houtos {οὕτως | hoútōs} ‘thus, so’, combined with kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and, also’, which links this instruction to the preceding discussion about spiritual manifestations and their usefulness.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:12
So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek to excel for the building up of the church.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word οὕτως (houtōs) 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.14.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W1.S1) and character.