1 Corinthians 14:35:111 Cor.14.35.W11TAB
ἐπερωτάτωσαν
eperōtatōsan
“let them ask”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-rō-TA-tō-san
- Extended
- eh-peh-roh-TAH-toh-sahn
- IPA
- /e.pe.rɔːˈta.tɔː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- let them ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-rō-TA-tō-san
- sentence
ei DE ti ma-THEIN THE-lou-sin en OI-kō tous i-DEE-ous AN-dras e-pe-rō-TA-tō-san ais-KHRON gar es-TIN gy-nai-KEI la-LEIN en ek-klē-SI-ai
Exegesis
The third person plural imperative eperōtatōsan {ἐπερωτάτωσαν | e-pe-rō-tá-tō-san} ‘let them ask’ is a command directed toward that same implicit female subject, prescribing the appropriate venue and addressee for their questions.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:35
If they want to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for a woman to speak in the church .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:35:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 14:35, so the Greek word ἐπερωτάτωσαν (eperōtatōsan) 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.14.35.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.35.W11.S1) and character.