1 Corinthians 14:23:201 Cor.14.23.W20TAB
ἐροῦσιν
erousin
“will say”
- Transliteration
- e-ROU-sin
- Extended
- eh-ROO-sihn
- IPA
- /eˈruː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- will say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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
- word
e-ROU-sin
- 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
The apodosis is a rhetorical question: ouk erousin hoti mainesthe {οὐκ ἐροῦσιν ὅτι μαίνεσθε | ouk eroûsin hóti maínesthe}, literally “will they not say that you are mad?” The future indicative erousin presents their verdict as a predictable response, while the present mainesthe depicts the believers’ behavior as ongoingly irrational from the outsiders’ perspective. English translation mirrors the Greek conditional structure with an “if … will they not” pattern and preserves the rhetorical force by rendering it as a pointed question, while rearranging clauses slightly for smoother word order in English.
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 14:23:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of 1 Corinthians 14:23, so the Greek word ἐροῦσιν (erousin) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.23.W20.S1) and character.