1 Corinthians 15:41:21 Cor.15.41.W2TAB
δόξα
dok्सा
“glory”
- Transliteration
- DO-k्सा
- Extended
- DOH-ksah
- IPA
- /ˈdok.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- glory
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
DO-k्सा
- sentence
AL-lē DO-k्सा hē-LI-ou KAI AL-lē DO-ksa se-LĒ-nēs KAI AL-lē DO-ksa a-STÉ-rōn a-STḔR gar a-STÉ-ros di-a-PHÉ-rei en DO-ksēi
Exegesis
The verse employs a triadic parallelism initiated by the phrase alle doxa {ἄλλη δόξα | ál-lē dóx-a} ‘another glory’, each followed by a genitive (heliou, selenes, asteron) specifying the heavenly body.
Root and etymology
dokeōdelta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“opinion, reputation, glory”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:41
There is one glory of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars ; for each star differs from another in glory.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:41:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Corinthians 15:41, so the Greek word δόξα (dok्सा) 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.15.41.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.41.W2.S1) and character.