1 Corinthians 15:35:51 Cor.15.35.W5TAB
ἐγείρονται
egeirontai
“are raised”
- Transliteration
- e-GEI-ron-tai
- Extended
- eh-GEI-rohn-tai
- IPA
- /eˈgei.ron.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- are raised
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-GEI-ron-tai
- sentence
al-LA e-REI tis PÔS e-GEI-ron-tai hoi ne-KROI POI-ôi de SÔ-ma-ti ER-khon-tai
Exegesis
The interrogative adverb pos {Πῶς | Pôs} marks the manner of the action in the first question, which centers on the passive verb egeirontai hoi nekroi {ἐγείρονται οἱ νεκροί | egeírontai hoî nekrói} “be raised the dead,” emphasizing divine agency in resurrection.
Root and etymology
egeirōepsilon–gamma–epsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to raise, awaken”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:35
But someone will object, “By what means will the dead be raised? And in what sort of body will they come?”
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:35, so the Greek word ἐγείρονται (egeirontai) 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.15.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.35.W5.S1) and character.