1 Corinthians 14:22:131 Cor.14.22.W13TAB
ἡ
hē
“the”
- Transliteration
- hē
- Extended
- hay
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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hē
- 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 second half of the verse mirrors this syntax with hē de prophēteia {ἡ δὲ προφητεία | hē de pro-phē-teí-a} ‘but prophecy’ as the new subject. The repetition of ou tois apistois …
Root and etymology
sēmasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“sign, mark”
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 14:22:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Corinthians 14:22, so the Greek word ἡ (hē) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.22.W13.S1) and character.