1 Corinthians 14:39:91 Cor.14.39.W9TAB
λαλεῖν
lalein
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LEIN
- Extended
- lah-LEI-in
- IPA
- /laˈleːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
la-LEIN
- 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 second command is negated by me {μὴ | mē} and governs the articular infinitive phrase to lalein glossais {τὸ λαλεῖν γλώσσαις | to la-LEIN GLŌS-sais}, “the speaking in tongues,” with glossais in the dative indicating the sphere or medium of speech.
Root and etymology
laleōlambda–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to speak, to talk”
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 14:39:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 14:39, so the Greek word λαλεῖν (lalein) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.39.W9.S1) and character.