1 Corinthians 14:6:101 Cor.14.6.W10TAB
τί
ti
“what”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- tih
- IPA
- /ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- what
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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TI
- sentence
NYN DE a-del-PHOI e-AN EL-thô pros hy-MAS GLO-sais la-LÔN TI hy-MAS ō-phe-LÊ-sō e-AN MÊ hy-MIN la-LÊ-sō Ê en a-po-ka-LY-psi Ê en GNŌ-sei Ê en pro-phê-TEI-a Ê en di-da-KHÊ
Exegesis
This leads to the rhetorical question ti hymas ōphelēsō {τί ὑμᾶς ὠφελήσω | ti hymâs ōphelēsō} “what will I benefit you?”, where the placement of hymas before the verb highlights the concern for the hearers’ advantage.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–nu–epsilon–upsilon–mu–alpha
“breath, wind, spirit”
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:6
Now, brothers , if I come to you speaking in tongues , what will I profit you, unless I speak to you either by revelation or by knowledge or by prophecy or by teaching?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Corinthians 14:6, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.14.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.6.W10.S1) and character.