1 Corinthians 16:15:41 Cor.16.15.W4TAB
ἀδελφοί
adelfoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-FOI
- Extended
- ah-dehl-FOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-FOI
- 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 vocative adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | a-del-phoí} ‘brothers’ addresses the community intimately.
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 16:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 16:15, so the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelfoi) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.15.W4.S1) and character.