1 Corinthians 16:12:71 Cor.16.12.W7TAB
παρεκάλεσα
parekalesa
“I urged”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-le-sa
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-leh-sah
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.le.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I urged
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-le-sa
- sentence
pe-RI de a-pol-LO tou a-del-PHOU pol-LA pa-re-KA-le-sa au-TON HI-na EL-thê pros hy-MAS me-TA tôn a-del-PHÔN kai PAN-tôs ouk ÊN THE-le-ma HI-na NÜN EL-thê e-LEU-se-tai de HO-tan eu-kai-RÊ-sê
Exegesis
The adverbial accusative polla modifies parekalesa {παρεκάλεσα | parekálēsa} to intensify Paul’s urging.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:12
Now concerning our brother Apollos, I strongly urged him to come to you with the brothers, but it was by no means his will that he should come now; he will, however, come when he has the opportunity .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Corinthians 16:12, so the Greek word παρεκάλεσα (parekalesa) 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.16.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.12.W7.S1) and character.