1 Corinthians 15:32:41 Cor.15.32.W4TAB
ἐθηριομάχησα
ethêriomakhêsa
“I fought wild beasts”
- Transliteration
- e-thê-ri-o-MA-khê-sa
- Extended
- eh-thay-ree-oh-MAH-khay-sah
- IPA
- /e.tʰɛː.ri.oˈma.kʰɛː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I fought wild beasts
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-thê-ri-o-MA-khê-sa
- 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 main verb etheriomachesa {ἐθηριομάχησα | e-thē-ri-o-MÁ-chē-sa} ‘I fought with wild beasts’ is an aorist active indicative capturing a completed encounter, further located by en {ἐν | en} ‘in’ + Ephesō {Ἐφέσῳ | E-phé-sōi} ‘Ephesus’.
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 15:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 15:32, so the Greek word ἐθηριομάχησα (ethêriomakhêsa) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.32.W4.S1) and character.