1 Corinthians 15:32:101 Cor.15.32.W10TAB
ὄφελος
ophelos
“benefit”
- Transliteration
- O-phe-los
- Extended
- OH-pheh-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈo.pʰe.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- benefit
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
O-phe-los
- sentence
ei ka-TA AN-thrō-pon e-thê-ri-o-MA-khê-sa en e-PHE-sō TI moi to O-phe-los ei ne-KROI ouk e-GEI-ron-tai PHA-gō-men kai PI-ō-men AU-ri-on gar a-po-THNÊI-sko-men
Exegesis
The interrogative clause ti moi to ophelos {τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος | tí moi tó Ó-phe-los} ‘what is the benefit for me?’ places the dative moi before the article–noun unit for emphasis on personal impact.
Root and etymology
opheleoomicron–phi–epsilon–lambda–omicron–sigma
“use, benefit, profit”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:32
If, in human terms , I fought with wild beasts in Ephesus, what is the benefit to me if the dead are not raised? Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Corinthians 15:32, so the Greek word ὄφελος (ophelos) 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.15.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.32.W10.S1) and character.