1 Corinthians 16:1:181 Cor.16.1.W18TAB
ποιήσατε
poiēsate
“do”
- Transliteration
- poi-Ē-sa-te
- Extended
- poy-AY-sah-teh
- IPA
- /poiˈɛː.sa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- do
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
poi-Ē-sa-te
- sentence
pe-RI de tês lo-GEÎ-as tês eis tous ha-GI-ous HŌS-per di-E-ta-ksa tais ek-klē-SI-ais tês ga-la-TI-as HOU-tōs kai hy-MEIS poi-Ē-sa-te
Exegesis
The aorist active imperative poiesate {ποιήσατε | poiḗsate} “do” carries a decisive command, preserving the authoritative tone when rendered in English.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:1
Now about the collection for the saints : you must do what I instructed the churches of Galatia.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:1:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of 1 Corinthians 16:1, so the Greek word ποιήσατε (poiēsate) 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.16.1.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.1.W18.S1) and character.