1 Corinthians 16:13:11 Cor.16.13.W1TAB
Γρηγορεῖτε
grêgoreete
“Be watchful”
- Transliteration
- grê-go-REE-te
- Extended
- grêh-goh-REE-teh
- IPA
- /grɛː.goˈriː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- Be watchful
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
grê-go-REE-te
- sentence
grê-go-REE-te STÊ-ke-te en tê PIS-tei an-DRI-dze-sthe kra-ta-IOU-sthe
Exegesis
The verse opens with a sequence of four asyndetic present imperatives: gregoreite {Γρηγορεῖτε | Grē-go-rei-te} ‘be watchful’, stekete {στήκετε | Stḗ-ke-te} ‘stand firm’, andrizesthe {ἀνδρίζεσθε | an-Drí-ze-sthe} ‘act like men, be courageous’, and krataiousthe {κραταιοῦσθε | kra-ta-ioû-sthe} ‘be strong’. The absence of conjunctions intensifies the urgent, staccato tone.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:13
Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men , be strong .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 16:13, so the Greek word Γρηγορεῖτε (grêgoreete) 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.16.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.13.W1.S1) and character.