1 Corinthians 15:39:41 Cor.15.39.W4TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hay
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- sentence
ou PA-sa sarx hê au-TEE SARX al-LA AL-lê men an-THRÔ-pōn AL-lê de sarx ktê-NÔN AL-lê de sarx ptê-NÔN AL-lê de ikh-THY-ōn
Exegesis
The verse begins with the negated universal expression οὐ πᾶσα σὰρξ {οὐ πᾶσα σὰρξ | ou pâ-sa sàrx} “not every kind of flesh,” immediately followed by the intensive adjective ἡ αὐτὴ σάρξ {ἡ αὐτὴ σάρξ | hē aut-hē sárx} “the same flesh,” introducing a contrast.
Root and etymology
ktēnoskappa–tau–eta–nu–omicron–sigma
“beast, domestic animal”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:39
Not every kind of flesh is the same; there is one type of flesh belonging to humans , another belonging to beasts, another to birds, and another to fish.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:39:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 15:39, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.15.39.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.39.W4.S1) and character.