1 Corinthians 15:32:51 Cor.15.32.W5TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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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’.
Root and etymology
apothneskoalpha–pi–omicron–theta–nu–eta–iota–sigma–kappa–omega
“to die, to die off”
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 15:32:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:32, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.32.W5.S1) and character.