1 Corinthians 14:27:71 Cor.14.27.W7TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- ê
- Extended
- ehh
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ê
- 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 prepositional phrase kata duo e to pleiston treis {κατὰ δύο ἢ τὸ πλεῖστον τρεῖς | ka-tá dý-o ḗ tò pleî-ston treîs} modifies the verbal idea, setting a numerical limit: “by two or at the most three.”
Root and etymology
gloss-gamma–lambda–omega–sigma–sigma
“tongue, language”
In context — 1 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 14:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:27, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.27.W7.S1) and character.