1 Corinthians 14:28:111 Cor.14.28.W11TAB
λαλείτω
laleitô
“let him speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LEI-tô
- Extended
- lah-lei-TOH
- IPA
- /laˈliː.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let him speak
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
la-LEI-tô
- sentence
e-AN de mê ÊI di-er-mê-neu-TÊS si-GA-tô en ek-klê-SI-a he-au-TÔ de la-LEI-tô kai tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
The apodosis is expressed through two coordinated third-person present imperatives, sigatō {σιγάτω | si-gá-tō} and laleitō {λαλείτω | la-leí-tō}, which give ongoing directives: continued silence in one sphere and continued speaking in another.
Root and etymology
laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to speak, utter”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:28
But if there is no interpreter , let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:28:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 14:28, so the Greek word λαλείτω (laleitô) 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.14.28.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.28.W11.S1) and character.