1 Corinthians 14:12:71 Cor.14.12.W7TAB
πνευμάτων
pneumatōn
“of spirits”
- Transliteration
- pneu-MA-tōn
- Extended
- pnehv-MAH-tohn
- IPA
- /pneuˈma.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of spirits
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pneu-MA-tōn
- 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 genitive pneumaton {πνευμάτων | pneu-má-tōn} ‘of spirits’ functions as a descriptive or qualitative genitive, indicating zeal directed toward spiritual manifestations or gifts.
Root and etymology
pneumapi–nu–epsilon–upsilon–mu–alpha
“spirit, breath, wind”
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 14:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:12, so the Greek word πνευμάτων (pneumatōn) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.12.W7.S1) and character.