1 Corinthians 14:12:31 Cor.14.12.W3TAB
ὑμεῖς
hymeis
“you”
- Transliteration
- hy-MEIS
- Extended
- hyoo-MEIS
- IPA
- /hyˈmeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-MEIS
- 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 explicit subject hymeis {ὑμεῖς | hy-meîs} ‘you’ is fronted for emphasis, marking direct address to the Corinthian community.
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 14:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word ὑμεῖς (hymeis) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W3.S1) and character.