1 Corinthians 15:34:11 Cor.15.34.W1TAB
ἐκνήψατε
ekneepsate
“come to your senses”
- Transliteration
- ek-NEE-psa-te
- Extended
- ehk-NEE-psah-teh
- IPA
- /ekˈniː.psa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- come to your senses
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-NEE-psa-te
- sentence
ek-NEE-psa-te di-KAI-ōs kai mê ha-mar-TA-ne-te a-gnō-SEE-an gar the-OO TI-nes E-khou-sin pros en-tro-PÊN hy-MEEN la-LÔ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist imperative eknepsate {ἐκνήψατε | e-knḗ-psa-te} ‘sober up’, signaling a decisive change of mindset.
Root and etymology
eknephoepsilon–kappa–nu–eta–phi–omega
“to become sober, come to one’s senses”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:34
Sober up rightly, and do not sin; for some have ignorance of God ; I say this to your shame .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:34, so the Greek word ἐκνήψατε (ekneepsate) 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.15.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.34.W1.S1) and character.