1 Corinthians 14:12:151 Cor.14.12.W15TAB
περισσεύητε
perisseuēte
“you may abound”
- Transliteration
- pe-ris-SEU-ē-te
- Extended
- peh-rees-SEU-ay-teh
- IPA
- /pe.risˈseu.ɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you may abound
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ris-SEU-ē-te
- 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 conjunction hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose clause, with perisseuete {περισσεύητε | pe-ris-seú-ē-te} as a present subjunctive verb meaning ‘you may abound’ or ‘you may excel’. This hina-clause expresses the intended outcome of their seeking: their activity in spiritual matters is to overflow in a way that maximally benefits the community. The Greek word order places the zeal for pneumatika in the causal clause and the communal benefit (oikodome of the ekklesia) in the purpose phrase, highlighting the shift from individual desire to corporate edification. In English, this is rendered with a causal ‘since/because’ clause, followed by an imperative ‘seek’ and a ‘so that’ purpose structure to preserve the logic and emphasis of the original.
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 14:12:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word περισσεύητε (perisseuēte) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W15.S1) and character.