1 Corinthians 14:22:151 Cor.14.22.W15TAB
προφητεία
prophēteia
“prophecy”
- Transliteration
- pro-phē-TEI-a
- Extended
- proh-phay-TEI-ah
- IPA
- /pro.pʰɛːˈtei.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophecy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
pro-phē-TEI-a
- 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
prophēteuōpi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to prophesy, to speak forth”
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 14:22:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Corinthians 14:22, so the Greek word προφητεία (prophēteia) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.22.W15.S1) and character.