1 Corinthians 14:34:61 Cor.14.34.W6TAB
σιγάτωσαν
sigatōsan
“let {them} keep silent”
- Transliteration
- si-GA-tō-san
- Extended
- sih-GAH-toh-san
- IPA
- /siˈga.tɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- let {them} keep 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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
si-GA-tō-san
- 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 finite verb sigatosan {σιγάτωσαν | sigátō-san} is a present active imperative in the third person plural, functioning as a general directive, “let them be silent,” with the present tense suggesting a continuing pattern rather than a single event.
Root and etymology
sigaosigma–iota–gamma–alpha–omega
“to be silent, keep still”
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 14:34:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 14:34, so the Greek word σιγάτωσαν (sigatōsan) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.34.W6.S1) and character.