1 Corinthians 14:29:41 Cor.14.29.W4TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- ê
- Extended
- êê
- IPA
- /ˈɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ê
- sentence
pro-PHAY-tai de DY-o ê TREIS la-LEI-tō-san kai hoi AL-loi di-a-kri-NE-tō-san
Exegesis
The quantified phrase dyo ē treis {δύο ἢ τρεῖς | dýo ē treîs} ‘two or three’ precedes the imperative verb laleitosan {λαλείτωσαν | laleítōsan} ‘let them speak’, so that the numeric limit is highlighted before the action, emphasizing order and restraint.
Root and etymology
prophēmipi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, proclaim”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:29
But let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern what is said.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:29, 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.14.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.29.W4.S1) and character.