1 Corinthians 14:2:31 Cor.14.2.W3TAB
λαλῶν
lalon
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- la-LON
- Extended
- lah-LOHN
- IPA
- /laˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
la-LON
- 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 sentence begins with ho gar lalōn {ὁ γὰρ λαλῶν | ho gàr lalōn}, where the article ho substantivizes the action and gàr signals explanation. The participle lalōn frames a generic subject “the one who speaks.”
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 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:2, so the Greek word λαλῶν (lalon) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.2.W3.S1) and character.