1 Corinthians 15:9:51 Cor.15.9.W5TAB
ἐλάχιστος
elakhistos
“least”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-khi-stos
- Extended
- eh-LA-khih-stohs
- IPA
- /eˈla.kʰis.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- least
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-LA-khi-stos
- 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 15:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 15:9, so the Greek word ἐλάχιστος (elakhistos) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.9.W5.S1) and character.