1 Corinthians 16:11:151 Cor.16.11.W15TAB
ἐκδέχομαι
ekdekhomai
“I am expecting”
- Transliteration
- ek-DE-kho-mai
- Extended
- ehk-DEH-khoh-mai
- IPA
- /ekˈde.kʰo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am expecting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ek-DE-kho-mai
- sentence
MÊ tis OUN au-TON ek-sou-the-NÊ-sêi pro-PEMP-sa-te de au-TON en ei-RÊ-nêi HI-na EL-thêi PROS me ek-DE-kho-mai gar au-TON me-TA tÔN a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The main verb ekdechomai {ἐκδέχομαι | ekdéchomai} ‘I await’ in the present middle indicative presents Paul’s expectation as a current stance.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:11
Therefore, let no one despise him; instead, send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me, for I am awaiting him with the brothers .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Corinthians 16:11, so the Greek word ἐκδέχομαι (ekdekhomai) 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.16.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.11.W15.S1) and character.