1 Corinthians 15:29:81 Cor.15.29.W8TAB
νεκρῶν
nekrôn
“dead”
- Transliteration
- ne-KRÔN
- Extended
- neh-KRÔHN
- IPA
- /neˈkrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- dead
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-KRÔN
- 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.
Root and etymology
nekrosnu–epsilon–kappa–rho–omicron–sigma
“dead, corpse”
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 15:29:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 15:29, so the Greek word νεκρῶν (nekrôn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.29.W8.S1) and character.