1 Corinthians 14:28:81 Cor.14.28.W8TAB
ἐκκλησίᾳ
ekklêsia
“church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-a
- Extended
- ehk-klêh-SIH-ah
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- church
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-a
- 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 prepositional phrase en ekklēsia {ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ | en ek-klē-síāi} specifies the communal setting of the gathered believers.
Root and etymology
ekkaleōepsilon–kappa–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out”
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 14:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 14:28, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίᾳ (ekklêsia) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.28.W8.S1) and character.