1 Corinthians 14:2:121 Cor.14.2.W12TAB
ἀκούει
akouei
“hears”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-ei
- Extended
- ah-KOU-ei
- IPA
- /aˈku.ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- hears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-ei
- sentence
ho gar la-LON GLO-ssê ouk an-THRŌ-pois la-LEI al-LA the-OI ou-deis gar a-KOU-ei PNEU-ma-ti de la-LEI my-STÊ-ri-a
Exegesis
The clause oudeis gar akouei {οὐδεὶς γὰρ ἀκούει | oudeîs gàr akoúei} introduces an indefinite subject with akouei conveying understanding.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:2
For the one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to people, but to God ; for no one understands, but in spirit he speaks mysteries .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 14:2, so the Greek word ἀκούει (akouei) 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.14.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.2.W12.S1) and character.