1 Corinthians 15:17:31 Cor.15.17.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 ouk e-GHEE-gher-tai ma-TAI-a hê PI-stis hy-MON E-ti e-STE en tais ha-mar-TI-ais hy-MON
Exegesis
The emphatic placement of the subject Christos {Χριστὸς | Khri-stós} ‘Messiah’ before the verb highlights His central role.
Root and etymology
Rootchi–rho–iota–omega
“to anoint”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:17
And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is useless, and you are still in your sins.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:17, 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.15.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.17.W3.S1) and character.