1 Corinthians 14:12:121 Cor.14.12.W12TAB
ἐκκλησίας
ekklēsias
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klē-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-klay-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- church
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-klē-SI-as
- 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 prepositional phrase pros ten oikodomen tes ekklesias {πρὸς τὴν οἰκοδομὴν τῆς ἐκκλησίας | pròs tēn oikodomḗn tês ekklēsías} expresses orientation or purpose, literally ‘toward the building up of the church’, with oikodomen as the goal and tes ekklesias as a genitive of possession or relation (‘the church’s building up’).
Root and etymology
ek-kaleoepsilon–kappa, kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out, summon”
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 14:12:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίας (ekklēsias) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W12.S1) and character.