1 Corinthians 15:33:31 Cor.15.33.W3TAB
φθείρουσιν
phtheirousin
“corrupt”
- Transliteration
- PHTHEI-rou-sin
- Extended
- phthEI-roo-sin
- IPA
- /ˈpʰtʰiː.ru.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- corrupt
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PHTHEI-rou-sin
- sentence
MÊ pla-NAS-the PHTHEI-rou-sin Ê-thê khrê-STA ho-mi-LI-ai ka-KAI
Exegesis
This is followed by the gnomic present verb phtheirousin {φθείρουσιν | phthéirousin} ‘they corrupt’, which states a general truth.
Root and etymology
phthérōphi–theta–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to destroy, spoil, corrupt”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: Bad associations corrupt good character .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:33, so the Greek word φθείρουσιν (phtheirousin) 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.15.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.33.W3.S1) and character.