1 Corinthians 14:6:121 Cor.14.6.W12TAB
ὠφελήσω
ōphelêsō
“will I benefit”
- Transliteration
- ō-phe-LÊ-sō
- Extended
- oh-ph eh-LAY-soh
- IPA
- /ɔː.pʰeˈlɛː.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- will I benefit
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ō-phe-LÊ-sō
- 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.
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 14:6:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Corinthians 14:6, so the Greek word ὠφελήσω (ōphelêsō) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.6.W12.S1) and character.