1 Corinthians 14:24:81 Cor.14.24.W8TAB
ἄπιστος
apistos
“an unbeliever”
- Transliteration
- A-pis-tos
- Extended
- AH-pihs-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈa.pis.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- an unbeliever
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) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
A-pis-tos
- sentence
e-AN de PAN-tes pro-phê-TEU-ō-sin ei-SEL-thê DE tis A-pis-tos ê i-di-Ō-tês e-LEŋ-khe-tai hy-PO PAN-tōn a-na-KRI-ne-tai hy-PO PAN-tōn
Exegesis
The present active subjunctive propheteuosin {προφητεύωσιν | pro-phe-teú-o-sin} ‘they prophesy’ denotes ongoing inspired speech, while the aorist subjunctive eiselthe {εἰσέλθῃ | ei-sél-thē} ‘should enter’ anticipates the arrival of tis {τις | tis} ‘someone’, described as apistos {ἄπιστος | á-pis-tos} ‘unbeliever’ or idiotes {ἰδιώτης | i-di-ō-tēs} ‘outsider’.
Root and etymology
pistispi–iota–sigma–tau–iota–sigma
“trust, faith”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:24
But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is exposed by everyone and is examined by all.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 14:24, so the Greek word ἄπιστος (apistos) 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.14.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.24.W8.S1) and character.