1 Corinthians 15:38:141 Cor.15.38.W14TAB
σῶμα
sôma
“body”
- Transliteration
- SÔ-ma
- Extended
- SOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsɔː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- body
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
SÔ-ma
- sentence
ho de the-OS DI-do-sin au-TOI SÔ-ma ka-THÔS ê-THE-lê-sen kai he-KAS-tôi tôn sper-MA-tôn I-di-on SÔ-ma
Exegesis
Placement of the accusative sōma {σῶμα | sô-ma} immediately after the verb emphasizes the gift of a body.
The coordinated distributive phrase kai hekástōi tôn spermatōn idíon sōma {καὶ ἑκάστῳ τῶν σπερμάτων ἴδιον σῶμα | kaí he-kás-tōi tôn sper-má-tōn í-di-on sô-ma} assigns “its own body” to each seed, with idíon {ἴδιον | í-di-on} preceding sōma to underscore individual distinction. Both clauses are rendered to preserve the balance between divine sovereignty and the resulting variety of bodily forms.
Root and etymology
σῶμ
“body, whole frame”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:38
But God provides it with a body according to His will , and to each of the seeds He gives a body of its own.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:38:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Corinthians 15:38, so the Greek word σῶμα (sôma) 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.15.38.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.38.W14.S1) and character.