1 Corinthians 14:22:61 Cor.14.22.W6TAB
εἰσιν
eisin
“are”
- Transliteration
- EI-sin
- Extended
- EI-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈei.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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EI-sin
- 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 finite verb eisin {εἰσιν | ei-sin} links subject and complement.
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 14:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 14:22, so the Greek word εἰσιν (eisin) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.22.W6.S1) and character.