1 Corinthians 15:26:21 Cor.15.26.W2TAB
ἐχθρὸς
ekhthros
“enemy”
- Transliteration
- ekh-THROS
- Extended
- ehkh-THROHS
- IPA
- /ekʰˈtʰros/
Meaning by language
- English
- enemy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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
ekh-THROS
- sentence
ES-kha-tos ekh-THROS ka-tar-GEE-tai ho THA-na-tos
Exegesis
eschatos {ἔσχατος | éschatos} 'last' and echthros {ἐχθρός | echthrós} 'enemy' form a predicate nominative phrase preceding the verb for emphasis.
Root and etymology
echthr-epsilon–chi–theta–rho
“enemy, one who hates”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be abolished is death .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 15:26, so the Greek word ἐχθρὸς (ekhthros) 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.15.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.26.W2.S1) and character.