1 Corinthians 16:15:111 Cor.16.15.W11TAB
ἀπαρχὴ
aparkhê
“firstfruits”
- Transliteration
- a-par-KHÊ
- Extended
- ah-pahr-KHÊ
- IPA
- /a.parˈkʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- firstfruits
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-par-KHÊ
- sentence
pa-ra-ka-LO de hy-MAS a-del-FOI OI-da-te tên oi-KEE-an ste-pha-NA HO-ti es-TIN a-par-KHÊ tês a-kha-I-as kai eis di-a-ko-NEE-an tois ha-GI-ois E-ta-ksan he-au-TOUS
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | ho-ti} introduces the content clause with two coordinated assertions: estin aparchē tēs Akhaïas {ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας | es-tín a-par-khḗ tēs A-kha-í-as} marks the household as the first segment of converts in Achaia, using a cultic metaphor of firstfruits, and eis diakonian tois hagiois etaxan heautous {εἰς διακονίαν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς | eis di-a-ko-ní-an tois ha-gí-ois é-ta-xan he-au-toús} describes their deliberate dedication of themselves to serving the holy ones, with the accusative diakonian expressing purpose and the dative tois hagiois identifying beneficiaries. Paul preserves the Greek sequence of appeal, assumed knowledge, and commendation in the translation.
Root and etymology
archēalpha–rho–chi–ēta
“beginning, first portion”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:15
Now I appeal to you, brothers : you know that the household of Stephanas is the firstfruit of Achaia and that they have devoted themselves to service for the saints.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:15:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Corinthians 16:15, so the Greek word ἀπαρχὴ (aparkhê) 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.16.15.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.15.W11.S1) and character.