1 Corinthians 15:36:11 Cor.15.36.W1TAB
ἄφρων
aphrōn
“fool”
- Transliteration
- A-phrōn
- Extended
- AH-phrôhn
- IPA
- /ˈa.pʰrɔn/
Meaning by language
- English
- fool
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-phrōn
- sentence
A-phrōn SY HO SPEI-reis ou dzō-o-poi-EI-tai e-AN MÊ a-po-THA-nêi
Exegesis
The vocative noun aphron {ἄφρων | áph-rōn} begins the sentence as a sharp rebuke, intensified by the emphatic pronoun su {σὺ | sý}.
Root and etymology
aphrenalpha–phi–rho–eta–nu
“without mind”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:36
O senseless one , what you sow does not receive life unless it dies.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 15:36, so the Greek word ἄφρων (aphrōn) 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.15.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.36.W1.S1) and character.