1 Corinthians 15:30:31 Cor.15.30.W3TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hay-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Result
ἡ + μεῖς
↓
hê + meis
↓
hêmeis
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
TEE KAI hê-MEIS kin-dy-NEU-o-men PA-san HÔ-ran
Exegesis
The explicit subject hemeis {ἡμεῖς | hē-meîs} ‘we’ precedes the verb, highlighting Paul and his companions.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:30
Why, then, are we in danger every hour?
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:30, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.15.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.30.W3.S1) and character.