1 Corinthians 15:50:31 Cor.15.50.W3TAB
φημι
phêmi
“I say”
- Transliteration
- PHÊ-mi
- Extended
- pʰê-mi
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɛː.mi/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
PHÊ-mi
- sentence
TOU-to DE PHÊ-mi a-del-PHOI HO-ti SARKS KAI HAI-ma ba-si-LEI-an the-OU klê-ro-no-MÊ-sai ou DY-na-tai ou-DE hê phtho-RA tên a-phthar-SI-an klê-ro-no-MEI
Exegesis
Phemi {φημι | phē-mi} “I say” functions as a first-person assertion, followed by the vocative adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | a-del-phoí} addressing the community.
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:50
I now affirm this, brothers: mortal flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God , nor does corruption inherit incorruption.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:50:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 15:50, so the Greek word φημι (phêmi) 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.15.50.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.50.W3.S1) and character.