1 Corinthians 15:34:141 Cor.15.34.W14TAB
λαλῶ
lalô
“I speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LÔ
- Extended
- lah-LOH
- IPA
- /laˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I speak
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
la-LÔ
- 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 purpose construction pros entropēn hymin lalō {πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λαλῶ | prós en-tro-pḕn hy-mîn la-lô} employs pros with the accusative to indicate that Paul speaks with the aim of producing shame. In translation, the imperatives are rendered as direct commands, gar is consistently translated ‘for’, and the purpose nuance of pros is conveyed by ‘to your shame’ and ‘to make you ashamed’, preserving the exhortative and corrective force of the original.
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 15:34:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 15:34, so the Greek word λαλῶ (lalô) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.34.W14.S1) and character.