1 Corinthians 14:13:71 Cor.14.13.W7TAB
διερμηνεύῃ
diermêneuêi
“he may interpret”
- Transliteration
- di-er-mê-NEU-êi
- Extended
- dih-ehr-mê-NEU-êi
- IPA
- /di.er.mɛːˈneu.ɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he may interpret
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-er-mê-NEU-êi
- sentence
di-O ho la-LON GLOS-sê pro-seu-KHE-sthô HI-na di-er-mê-NEU-êi
Exegesis
The subordinating particle hina {ἵνα | hína} introduces a purpose clause, with diermēneuē {διερμηνεύῃ | diermēneúē} in the present subjunctive expressing the desired, ongoing outcome, “that he may interpret.” The Greek word order places the participial subject first, followed by the imperative and hina-clause, a pattern preserved in the formal rendering by keeping “the one who speaks in a tongue” close to “should pray,” while the dynamic reconstruction slightly reshapes the clause (“if someone speaks…”) to make the conditional nuance explicit for contemporary readers, without adding a new grammatical condition to the Greek.
Root and etymology
diermēneuōdelta–iota–epsilon–rho–mu–eta–nu–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to interpret fully, explain”
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 14:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:13, so the Greek word διερμηνεύῃ (diermêneuêi) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.13.W7.S1) and character.