1 Corinthians 15:37:91 Cor.15.37.W9TAB
σπείρεις
speireis
“you sow”
- Transliteration
- SPEI-reis
- Extended
- SPEI-reis
- IPA
- /ˈspei.reis/
Meaning by language
- English
- you sow
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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SPEI-reis
- 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.
The negation ou before speireis in ou speireis to sōma to genesomenon {οὐ σπείρεις τὸ σῶμα τὸ γενησόμενον | ou speí-reis tò sô-ma tò ge-nē-só-me-non} denies that the sowing pertains to the future, fully formed body.
In context — 1 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 15:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 15:37, so the Greek word σπείρεις (speireis) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.37.W9.S1) and character.