1 Corinthians 14:30:81 Cor.14.30.W8TAB
σιγάτω
sigatō
“let him be silent”
- Transliteration
- si-GA-tō
- Extended
- sih-GAH-tô
- IPA
- /siˈga.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let him be silent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-GA-tō
- sentence
e-AN de AL-lō a-po-ka-ly-phTHÊ ka-thê-ME-nō ho PRŌ-tos si-GA-tō
Exegesis
The present active imperative sigato {σιγάτω | sigátō} commands that this first speaker now enter a state of silence, signaling a change of speaker rather than a permanent prohibition. The syntax moves from the conditional protasis (“if it is revealed to another who is sitting”) to the apodosis (“let the first be silent”), reinforcing orderly turn-taking in prophetic speech so that each revelation may be heard clearly and evaluated by the community.
Root and etymology
sigaosigma–iota–gamma–alpha–omega
“to be silent, keep still”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:30
But if something is revealed to another who is sitting there, let the first one be silent .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:30:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 14:30, so the Greek word σιγάτω (sigatō) 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.14.30.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.30.W8.S1) and character.