1 Corinthians 14:23:181 Cor.14.23.W18TAB
ἄπιστοι
apistoi
“unbelievers”
- Transliteration
- A-pis-toi
- Extended
- AH-pihs-toi
- IPA
- /ˈa.pis.toi/
Meaning by language
- English
- unbelievers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
A-pis-toi
- sentence
e-AN OUN sy-NEL-thê hê ek-klê-SI-a HO-lê e-PI to au-TO KAI PAN-tes la-LO-sin GLÔS-sais ei-SEL-thô-sin de i-di-Ô-tai ê A-pis-toi ouk e-ROU-sin HO-ti MAI-nes-the
Exegesis
A second subjunctive clause, eiselthōsin de idiōtai ē apistoi {εἰσέλθωσιν δὲ ἰδιῶται ἢ ἄπιστοι | eisélthōsin dè idiôtai ē ápistoi}, introduces potential visitors: idiōtai (uninstructed in Christian worship or spiritual gifts) and apistoi (those without faith). The particle de marks a slight contrast between the gathered insiders and these outsiders.
Root and etymology
apistosalpha–pi–iota–sigma–tau–omicron–sigma
“unbelieving, faithless”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:23
If therefore the whole assembly should come together in the same place, and all are speaking in tongues , and uninstructed persons or unbelievers enter, will they not say that you are mad?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:23:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Corinthians 14:23, so the Greek word ἄπιστοι (apistoi) 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.14.23.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.23.W18.S1) and character.