1 Corinthians 14:40:71 Cor.14.40.W7TAB
γινέσθω
ginesthō
“let it be done”
- Transliteration
- gi-NES-thō
- Extended
- gih-NEHS-thoh
- IPA
- /giˈnes.tʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let it be done
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gi-NES-thō
- sentence
PAN-ta de eu-skhê-MO-nōs kai ka-TA TAK-sin gi-NES-thō
Exegesis
The imperative ginestho {γινέσθω | gi-nés-thō} in the present middle/passive voice issues a general communal injunction that “everything must continue happening” under these conditions, which English expresses by moving the verb before the object and making the implicit subject explicit.
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, happen”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:40
But let all things take place in a proper manner and in an organized arrangement .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 14:40, so the Greek word γινέσθω (ginesthō) 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.14.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.40.W7.S1) and character.