1 Corinthians 14:4:91 Cor.14.4.W9TAB
ἐκκλησίαν
ekklêsian
“the church”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-klêh-SEE-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- the church
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-an
- 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
In contrast, the second clause replaces the reflexive object with ekklesian {ἐκκλησίαν | ek-klē-sí-an} “church, assembly,” shifting the focus from individual to community.
Root and etymology
ek-kaleoepsilon–kappa, kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out, summon”
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 14:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 14:4, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίαν (ekklêsian) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.4.W9.S1) and character.