1 Corinthians 14:27:41 Cor.14.27.W4TAB

λαλεῖ

lalei

speaks

Transliteration
la-LEI
Extended
lah-lee
IPA
/laˈliː/

Meaning by language

English
speaks

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Result
λα + λεῖ
la + lei
lalei

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-LEI

  2. sentence

    EI-te GLOS-sê tis la-LEI ka-TA DY-o ê to PLEI-ston TREIS kai a-NA ME-ros kai heis di-er-mê-neu-E-tô

Exegesis

The dative glosse {γλώσσῃ | glṓs-sē} functions as a dative of manner or sphere, indicating that the speaking lalei {λαλεῖ | la-leî} occurs “in a tongue.”

Root and etymology

laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to speak, to talk

In context1 Corinthians 14:27

If anyone speaks in a tongue, let it be by two , or at the most three, and each in turn; and let one interpret .

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:27, so the Greek word λαλεῖ (lalei) 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.14.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.27.W4.S1) and character.