1 Corinthians 15:20:61 Cor.15.20.W6TAB
νεκρῶν
nekron
“dead {ones}”
- Transliteration
- ne-KRON
- Extended
- neh-KROHN
- IPA
- /neˈkrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- dead {ones}
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ne-KRON
- sentence
ny-NI de khri-STOS e-GHEE-gher-tai ek ne-KRON a-par-KHÊ tôn ke-koi-mê-ME-nôn
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ek nekron {ἐκ νεκρῶν | ek nekrôn} ‘from the dead’ uses a genitive plural partitive to denote Christ’s emergence out of that collective realm.
Root and etymology
nekrosnu–epsilon–kappa–rho–omicron–sigma
“dead, corpse”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:20
But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Corinthians 15:20, so the Greek word νεκρῶν (nekron) 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.15.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.20.W6.S1) and character.