1 Corinthians 14:39:21 Cor.14.39.W2TAB

ἀδελφοί

adelphoi

brothers

Transliteration
a-del-PHOI
Extended
ah-dehl-PHOI
IPA
/a.delˈpʰoi/

Meaning by language

English
brothers

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Result
ἀ + δελ + φοί
a + del + phoi
adelphoi

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-del-PHOI

  2. sentence

    HÔ-ste a-del-PHOI mou dzê-LOU-te to pro-phê-TEU-ein KAI to la-LEIN MÊ kô-LY-e-te GLÔS-sais

Exegesis

The direct address adelphoi mou {ἀδελφοί μου | a-del-PHOI mou} functions vocatively, marking a pastoral appeal to the congregation as family.

Root and etymology

adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma

brother, kin from same family

In context1 Corinthians 14:39

So then, my brothers , be zealous to prophesy , and do not forbid speaking in tongues.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 14:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 14:39, so the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) 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.14.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.39.W2.S1) and character.