1 Corinthians 15:44:91 Cor.15.44.W9TAB

σῶμα

sôma

a body

Transliteration
SÔ-ma
Extended
SÔH-mah
IPA
/ˈsɔː.ma/

Meaning by language

English
a body

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Result
σῶ + μα
sô + ma
sôma

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Mum — as in mother
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    SÔ-ma

  2. sentence

    SPEI-re-tai SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON e-GEI-re-tai SÔ-ma pneu-ma-ti-KON EI ES-tin SÔ-ma psy-khi-KON ES-tin KAI pneu-ma-ti-KON

Exegesis

Each verb is immediately followed by sōma {σῶμα | sô-ma} ‘body’ modified by contrasting adjectives: psuchikon {ψυχικόν | psy-chi-kón} ‘natural’ and pneumatikon {πνευματικόν | pneu-ma-ti-kón} ‘spiritual,’ establishing two modes of bodily existence.

Root and etymology

sōmasigma–omega–mu–alpha

body, physical form

In context1 Corinthians 15:44

A natural body is sown; a spiritual body is raised. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.

About this coordinate

1 Corinthians 15:44:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 15:44, 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.15.44.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.44.W9.S1) and character.