1 Corinthians 15:36:31 Cor.15.36.W3TAB

ho

what

Transliteration
HO
Extended
hoh
IPA
/ˈho/

Meaning by language

English
what

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    HO

  2. sentence

    A-phrōn SY HO SPEI-reis ou dzō-o-poi-EI-tai e-AN MÊ a-po-THA-nêi

Exegesis

The relative pronoun ho {ὃ | hó} introduces “what you sow,” with speireis {σπείρεις | speí-reis} as its verb and ou {οὐ | ou} negating zoopoieitai {ζῳοποιεῖται | zō-ō-poi-eî-tai}, “is made alive,” to assert the lack of life in the seed as it stands.

Root and etymology

zoēzō-ē

life

In context1 Corinthians 15:36

O senseless one , what you sow does not receive life unless it dies.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:36:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:36, so the Greek word (ho) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.36.W3.S1) and character.