1 Corinthians 14:17:41 Cor.14.17.W4TAB
καλῶς
kalos
“well”
- Transliteration
- ka-LOS
- Extended
- kah-LOHS
- IPA
- /kaˈlɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- well
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LOS
- sentence
sy men gar ka-LOS eu-kha-ris-TEIS AL ho HE-te-ros ouk oi-ko-do-MEI-tai
Exegesis
The adverb-verb pairing kalôs eucharisteîs {καλῶς εὐχαριστεῖς | kalôs eukharisteîs} conveys commendable, ongoing thanksgiving.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:17
For you indeed give thanks well, but the other person is not being built up.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:17, so the Greek word καλῶς (kalos) 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.14.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.17.W4.S1) and character.