1 Corinthians 14:13:51 Cor.14.13.W5TAB
προσευχέσθω
proseukhesthô
“let him pray”
- Transliteration
- pro-seu-KHE-sthô
- Extended
- proh-seu-KHEH-sthoh
- IPA
- /pro.seuˈkʰes.tʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let him pray
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-seu-KHE-sthô
- sentence
di-O ho la-LON GLOS-sê pro-seu-KHE-sthô HI-na di-er-mê-NEU-êi
Exegesis
The main verbal force lies in the third person imperative proseuchesthō {προσευχέσθω | proseukhésthō}, which issues an ongoing directive to “let him pray.”
Root and etymology
proseuchomaipi–rho–omicron–sigma–epsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pray, petition God”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:13
Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 14:13, so the Greek word προσευχέσθω (proseukhesthô) 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.14.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.13.W5.S1) and character.