1 Corinthians 15:2:111 Cor.15.2.W11TAB
ἐκτὸς
ektos
“unless”
- Transliteration
- ek-TOS
- Extended
- ehk-TOHS
- IPA
- /ekˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- unless
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| 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
ek-TOS
- sentence
di hou KAI SÔI-dze-s-the TI-ni LO-gô eu-êŋ-ge-li-SA-mên hy-MIN ei ka-TE-khe-te ek-TOS ei mê ei-KÊ e-pi-STEUS-sa-te
Exegesis
Finally, the exceptive conditional ek-tós ei mḕ ei-kêi e-pis-teú-sa-te {ἐκτὸς εἰ μὴ εἰκῇ ἐπιστεύσατε | ek-tós ei mḕ ei-kêi e-pis-teú-sa-te} ‘unless indeed you believed in vain’ frames the potential futility of belief without endurance. The structure presents a clear means–effect–condition–result sequence, emphasizing ongoing salvation contingent on faithful persistence.
Root and etymology
ekepsilon–kappa
“out of, from”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:2
By it you also are being saved, if you keep holding fast to the word I proclaimed as good news to you—unless indeed you believed in vain .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 15:2, so the Greek word ἐκτὸς (ektos) 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.15.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.2.W11.S1) and character.