1 Corinthians 14:2:151 Cor.14.2.W15TAB
λαλεῖ
lalei
“he speaks”
- Transliteration
- la-LEI
- Extended
- lah-LEI
- IPA
- /laˈliː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he speaks
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
la-LEI
- 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
In the clause ouk anthrōpois lalei alla theō {οὐκ ἀνθρώποις λαλεῖ ἀλλὰ θεῷ}, ouk negates the indirect object anthrōpois and alla contrasts it with theō, creating an adversative parallel.
By fronting pneumati de lalei mystēria {πνεύματι δὲ λαλεῖ μυστήρια | pneúmati dè laleî mystḗria}, the dative emphasizes instrumentality or realm “in spirit,” and mystēria serves as the direct object denoting hidden content. The particles gàr and dè are preserved as “for” and “but” to reflect explanatory and contrastive relations.
Root and etymology
laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to speak, to talk”
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 14:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Corinthians 14:2, so the Greek word λαλεῖ (lalei) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.2.W15.S1) and character.