1 Corinthians 14:29:51 Cor.14.29.W5TAB

τρεῖς

treis

three

Transliteration
TREIS
Extended
TREIS
IPA
/treis/

Meaning by language

English
three

Alphabet Analysis

Taut — as in top
Rhor — rolled r
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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  1. word

    TREIS

  2. 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.

In context1 Corinthians 14:29

But let two or three prophets speak, and let the others discern what is said.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 14:29, so the Greek word τρεῖς (treis) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.29.W5.S1) and character.