1 Corinthians 16:14:51 Cor.16.14.W5TAB
γινέσθω
ginesthō
“let it be”
- Transliteration
- gi-NES-thō
- Extended
- gih-NEHS-thô
- IPA
- /giˈnes.tʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let it be
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
gi-NES-thō
- sentence
PAN-ta hy-MON en a-GA-pê gi-NES-thō
Exegesis
The sentence is a single independent clause built around the third person singular present middle/passive imperative ginesthō {γινέσθω | gi-né-sthō} ‘let it be done.’
Root and etymology
ginomaigamma–iota–nu–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to become, to come into being”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:14
Let all things among you be done in love .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Corinthians 16:14, so the Greek word γινέσθω (ginesthō) 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.16.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.14.W5.S1) and character.