1 Corinthians 14:4:11 Cor.14.4.W1TAB
ὁ
ho
“the one”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the one
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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ho
- sentence
ho la-LÔN GLŌS-sê he-au-TON oi-ko-do-MÊI ho de pro-phê-TEU-ōn ek-klê-SI-an oi-ko-do-MÊI
Exegesis
The sentence is composed of two parallel clauses, each built on a substantival participle with the article: ho lalon {ὁ λαλῶν | ho la-lôn} “the one speaking” and ho de propheteuon {ὁ δὲ προφητεύων | ho de pro-phē-teú-ōn} “but the one prophesying.”
Root and etymology
oikos-domeoomicron–iota–kappa–omicron–sigma, delta–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“to build up, to construct”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:4
The one who speaks in a tongue builds up himself, but the one who prophesies builds up the church .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 14:4, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.14.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.4.W1.S1) and character.