1 Corinthians 15:2:41 Cor.15.2.W4TAB
σῴζεσθε
sôidzesthe
“you are being saved”
- Transliteration
- SÔI-dze-s-the
- Extended
- SOI-dzehs-theh
- IPA
- /ˈsoːi.dze.s.tʰe/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are being saved
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SÔI-dze-s-the
- 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
The main verb sozesthe {σῴζεσθε | sṓ-zes-the} in the present passive indicative conveys an ongoing saving action upon the readers.
Root and etymology
sōzōsigma–omega–iota–zeta–omega
“to save, rescue, deliver”
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 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 15:2, so the Greek word σῴζεσθε (sôidzesthe) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.2.W4.S1) and character.