1 Corinthians 15:33:51 Cor.15.33.W5TAB
χρηστὰ
khrêsta
“good”
- Transliteration
- khrê-STA
- Extended
- khrê-STAH
- IPA
- /kʰrɛːsˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khrê-STA
- sentence
MÊ pla-NAS-the PHTHEI-rou-sin Ê-thê khrê-STA ho-mi-LI-ai ka-KAI
Exegesis
The direct object is the accusative ethe chresta {ἤθη χρηστὰ | ḗthē chrēstà} ‘good character’, where the adjective chresta qualifies the noun ethe.
Root and etymology
chrestoschi–rho–eta–sigma–tau–omicron–sigma
“useful, upright, good”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: Bad associations corrupt good character .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:33:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:33, so the Greek word χρηστὰ (khrêsta) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.33.W5.S1) and character.