1 Corinthians 15:12:31 Cor.15.12.W3TAB
Χριστὸς
Khreestos
“Christ”
- Transliteration
- khree-STOS
- Academic
- Christos
- Extended
- khree-STOHS
- IPA
- /kʰriˈstos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Christ
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khree-STOS
- sentence
ei de khree-STOS kê-RYSS-se-tai HO-ti ek ne-KRÔN e-GÊ-ger-tai pôs LE-goo-sin en hy-MEEN TI-nes HO-ti a-NA-sta-sis ne-KRÔN ouk ES-tin
Exegesis
The nominative Christos {Χριστὸς | Khris-tòs} is the subject of the present passive keryssetai {κηρύσσεται | kē-rýs-se-tai}, indicating an ongoing proclamation.
Root and etymology
chrióchi–rho–iota–omega
“to anoint”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:12
Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead , how is it that some among you say there is no resurrection of the dead?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:12, so the Greek word Χριστὸς (Khreestos) 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.15.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.12.W3.S1) and character.