1 Corinthians 14:35:41 Cor.14.35.W4TAB
μαθεῖν
mathein
“to learn”
- Transliteration
- ma-THEIN
- Extended
- mah-THEIN
- IPA
- /maˈtʰeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to learn
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ma-THEIN
- 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 infinitive mathein {μαθεῖν | ma-theîn} ‘to learn’ functions as the complement of the finite verb thelousin {θέλουσιν | thé-lou-sin} ‘they want’, so that desire is expressed with an infinitival clause of purpose or content. The subject of thelousin is implicit, carried over from the previous verse, and contextually refers to the women.
Root and etymology
manthanōmu–alpha–nu–theta–alpha–nu–omega
“to learn, study”
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 14:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:35, so the Greek word μαθεῖν (mathein) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.35.W4.S1) and character.