1 Corinthians 14:20:11 Cor.14.20.W1TAB
Ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
“Brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOI
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Brothers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOI
- sentence
a-del-PHOI MÊ pai-di-A GI-nes-the tais phre-SIN al-LA têi ka-KI-a nê-pi-A-dze-te tais de phre-SIN TE-lei-oi GI-nes-the
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vocative adelphoi {Ἀδελφοί | adelphoí}, directly addressing the community and framing what follows as family exhortation.
Root and etymology
adelph-alpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“brother, sibling”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:20
Brothers, do not become children in your understanding, but in evil be infants; yet in your understanding, become mature .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:20, so the Greek word Ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) 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.14.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.20.W1.S1) and character.