1 Corinthians 14:4:51 Cor.14.4.W5TAB
οἰκοδομεῖ
oikodomêi
“builds up”
- Transliteration
- oi-ko-do-MÊI
- Extended
- oi-koh-doh-MĒI
- IPA
- /oi.ko.doˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- builds up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
oi-ko-do-MÊI
- 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
Each participial subject is followed by its object and the finite verb oikodomei {οἰκοδομεῖ | oi-ko-do-meî} “builds up,” creating a clear subject–object–verb pattern in both halves.
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 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 14:4, so the Greek word οἰκοδομεῖ (oikodomêi) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.4.W5.S1) and character.