1 Corinthians 15:2:141 Cor.15.2.W14TAB
εἰκῇ
eikê
“in vain”
- Transliteration
- ei-KÊ
- Extended
- ee-KEH
- IPA
- /iˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in vain
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-KÊ
- 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.
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 15:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 15:2, so the Greek word εἰκῇ (eikê) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.2.W14.S1) and character.