1 Corinthians 14:26:41 Cor.14.26.W4TAB
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOI
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOI
- sentence
TI OUN es-TIN a-del-PHOI HO-tan sy-NER-khē-sthe HE-kas-tos psal-MON E-khei di-da-KHĒN E-khei a-po-KA-ly-psin E-khei GLŌS-san E-khei her-mē-NEI-an E-khei PAN-ta pros oi-ko-do-MĒN gi-NES-thō
Exegesis
The finite verb estin {ἐστιν | éstin} and the vocative adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | adelphoí} create a direct, pastoral address: “What then is it, brothers?”
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling from the same womb”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:26
What then is it, brothers, when you come together? Each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation , has a tongue, has an interpretation; let all things be done for edification .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:26, so the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) 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.14.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.26.W4.S1) and character.