1 Corinthians 14:39:41 Cor.14.39.W4TAB
ζηλοῦτε
dzêloute
“be eager”
- Transliteration
- dzê-LOU-te
- Extended
- dzêh-LOO-teh
- IPA
- /dzɛːˈluː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- be eager
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
dzê-LOU-te
- 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
Two present active imperatives, zeloute {ζηλοῦτε | zē-LOU-te} and koluete {κωλύετε | kō-LU-e-te}, shape the main structure of the sentence, giving a positive command followed by a negative one.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:39
So then, my brothers , be zealous to prophesy , and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:39, so the Greek word ζηλοῦτε (dzêloute) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.39.W4.S1) and character.