1 Corinthians 15:37:21 Cor.15.37.W2TAB

ho

what

Transliteration
ho
Extended
hoh
IPA
/ho/

Meaning by language

English
what

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ho

  2. sentence

    KAI ho SPEI-reis ou to SÔ-ma to ge-nê-SO-me-non SPEI-reis al-LA gym-NON KOK-kon ei TY-khoi SI-tou Ê TI-nos TÔN loi-PÔN

Exegesis

The verse begins with kai {καί | kaí}, linking the statement to Paul’s previous argument, followed by the relative clause ho speireis {ὃ σπείρεις | hó speí-reis} serving as the subject of the verb.

Root and etymology

Rootkappa–omicron–kappa–kappa–omicron–sigma

grain, small seed

In context1 Corinthians 15:37

And what you sow is not the body that will be, but a bare grain —perhaps of wheat, or of some other kind.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:37:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 15:37, 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.15.37.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.37.W2.S1) and character.