1 Corinthians 15:9:41 Cor.15.9.W4TAB
ὁ
ho
“the”
- Transliteration
- ho
- Extended
- hoh
- IPA
- /ho/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ho
- sentence
e-GO GAR EI-mee ho e-LA-khi-stos tôn a-po-STO-lōn hos ouk ei-MI hi-ka-NOS ka-LEIS-thai a-PO-sto-los di-O-ti e-DI-ōk-sa tēn ek-klē-SI-an tou the-OU
Exegesis
The copular clause eimi ho elachistos tōn apostolōn {εἰμι ὁ ἐλάχιστος τῶν ἀποστόλων | eimí ho eláchistos tôn apostólōn} places the predicate nominative elachistos {ἐλάχιστος | eláchistos} ‘least’ with superlative force.
Root and etymology
elachusepsilon–lambda–alpha–chi–upsilon–sigma
“small, little”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, and I am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 15:9, so the Greek word ὁ (ho) 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.15.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.9.W4.S1) and character.