1 Corinthians 14:34:31 Cor.14.34.W3TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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en
- sentence
hai gy-NAI-kes en tais ek-klay-SEE-ais si-GA-tō-san ou gar e-pi-TRE-pe-tai au-TAIS la-LEIN al-LA hy-po-tas-SESTH-ō-san ka-THŌS kai ho NO-mos LE-gei
Exegesis
The verse forms a single sentence with a nominative subject phrase hai gynaikes {Αἱ γυναῖκες | Haí gynaî-kes} “the women,” followed by the prepositional phrase en tais ekklesiais {ἐν ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις | en taîs ekklēsí-ais}, which situates the instruction within the gathered assemblies.
Root and etymology
kitharizōkappa–iota–theta–alpha–rho–iota–zeta–omega
“to play the lyre or harp”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:34
The women in the churches must be silent ; for it is not permitted for them to speak, but they must be submissive, just as the law also says.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 14:34, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.14.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.34.W3.S1) and character.