1 Corinthians 14:29:61 Cor.14.29.W6TAB

λαλείτωσαν

laleitōsan

let speak

Transliteration
la-LEI-tō-san
Extended
lah-LEI-toh-sahn
IPA
/laˈli.tɔː.san/

Meaning by language

English
let speak

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Result
λα + λεί + τω + σαν
la + lei + tō + san
laleitōsan

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-LEI-tō-san

  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.

Root and etymology

laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to speak, utter

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 14:29:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 14:29, so the Greek word λαλείτωσαν (laleitōsan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.29.W6.S1) and character.