1 Corinthians 14:8:41 Cor.14.8.W4TAB
ἄδηλον
adêlon
“unclear”
- Transliteration
- A-dê-lon
- Extended
- AH-dê-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈa.dɛː.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- unclear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-dê-lon
- sentence
KAI gar e-AN A-dê-lon phō-NÊN SAL-pin ks DÔI TIS pa-ra-skeu-A-se-tai eis PO-le-mon
Exegesis
The direct object is the noun phrase adelon phonen {ἄδηλον φωνὴν | á-dē-lon phō-nḗn}, with the adjective adelon modifying phonen to describe the quality of the sound as indistinct.
In context — 1 Corinthians 14:8
For if a trumpet gives an uncertain sound , who will prepare himself for battle?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 14:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 14:8, so the Greek word ἄδηλον (adêlon) 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.14.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.14.8.W4.S1) and character.