1 Corinthians 15:47:51 Cor.15.47.W5TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- GAYS
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
ho PRO-tos AN-thrô-pos ek gês kho-i-KOS ho DEU-te-ros AN-thrô-pos eks ou-ra-NOU
Exegesis
The first noun phrase, ho protos anthropos {ὁ πρῶτος ἄνθρωπος | ho prō-tos án-thrō-pos} “the first man,” is introduced by the prepositional phrase ek gēs khoikos {ἐκ γῆς χοϊκός | ek gēs kho-i-kós}, where the genitive gēs indicates origin “from earth” and the adjective khoikos underscores composition “earthly, made of dust.” Greek omits an explicit verb; English supplies “was.”
Root and etymology
gaiagamma–alpha–iota–alpha
“earth, land”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was from the earth , made of dust ; the second man is from heaven.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:47:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:47, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.15.47.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.47.W5.S1) and character.