1 Corinthians 15:19:141 Cor.15.19.W14TAB
ἐσμέν
esmen
“we are”
- Transliteration
- es-MEN
- Extended
- ehs-MEN
- IPA
- /esˈmen/
Meaning by language
- English
- we are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-MEN
- sentence
ei en tê zô-Ê TAU-tê en khree-STÔ êl-pi-KO-tes es-MEN MO-non e-le-ei-NO-te-roi PAN-tōn an-THRÔ-pōn es-MEN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē zōē tautē {ἐν τῇ ζωῇ ταύτῃ | en tê zō-ḗ taú-tē} establishes the strictly temporal sphere, with monon {μόνον | mó-non} placed after the verb esmen {ἐσμὲν | es-mèn} to heighten the exclusive restriction on temporal scope.
esmen {ἐσμὲν … ἐσμέν | es-mèn … es-mén} frames the apodosis, linking the predicate adjective eleeinoteroi {ἐλεεινότεροι | e-le-ei-nó-te-roi} “more pitiable” with the partitive genitive pantōn anthrōpōn {πάντων ἀνθρώπων | pân-tōn anth-rṓ-pōn}, which conveys a superlative sense. In translation, preserving the “if … is only … then” structure maintains Paul’s rhetorical force, underscoring that a hope confined to earthly life results in the deepest pitiableness.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:19
If our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are of all people most pitiable .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 15:19, so the Greek word ἐσμέν (esmen) 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.15.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.19.W14.S1) and character.