1 Corinthians 15:29:171 Cor.15.29.W17TAB
ὑπὲρ
hyper
“for”
- Transliteration
- hy-PER
- Extended
- hyoo-PEHR
- IPA
- /hyˈper/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
hy-PER
- sentence
e-PEI TI poi-EE-sou-sin hoi bap-ti-DZO-me-noi hy-PER tôn ne-KRÔN ei HO-lôs ne-KROI ouk e-GEI-ron-tai TI kai bap-TI-dzo-ntai hy-PER au-TÔN
Exegesis
The article–participle construction hoi baptizomenoi {οἱ βαπτιζόμενοι | hoi bap-ti-zó-me-noi} functions substantively as “those who are being baptized,” with the prepositional phrase hyper tōn nekrōn {ὑπὲρ τῶν νεκρῶν | hy-pér tôn ne-krôn} expressing benefactive action for the dead.
The second question, ti kai baptizontai hyper autōn {τί καὶ βαπτίζονται ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν | tí kaí ba-ptí-zon-tai hy-pér au-tôn}, mirrors the first structure with kai adding “also,” thereby underscoring the inconsistency of baptism on behalf of the dead if resurrection did not occur. The translation retains the Greek’s conditional and interrogative force while rendering participle and prepositional constructions in clear English.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:29
Otherwise, what will those do who are being baptized on behalf of the dead , if the dead are not raised at all? Why, then, are they also baptized for them?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:29:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Corinthians 15:29, so the Greek word ὑπὲρ (hyper) 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.15.29.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.29.W17.S1) and character.