1 Corinthians 14:22:11 Cor.14.22.W1TAB
ὥστε
hōste
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- HŌ-ste
- Extended
- HŌH-steh
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ste/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
HŌ-ste
- sentence
HŌ-ste hai GLŌS-sai eis sē-MEI-on EI-sin ou tois pis-TEU-ou-sin al-LA tois a-PI-stois hē de pro-phē-TEI-a ou tois a-PI-stois al-LA tois pis-TEU-ou-sin
Exegesis
The sentence opens with hēste {ὥστε | hṓ-ste} ‘so then, therefore’, introducing a logical inference from the preceding discussion about intelligibility in the assembly.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:22
So then, tongues are for a sign , not to those who believe, but to unbelievers; but prophecy is not for unbelievers, but for those who believe.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:22, so the Greek word ὥστε (hōste) 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.14.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.22.W1.S1) and character.