1 Corinthians 16:17:11 Cor.16.17.W1TAB
χαίρω
khairo
“I rejoice”
- Transliteration
- KHAI-ro
- Extended
- khai-ROH
- IPA
- /ˈkʰai.rɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I rejoice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHAI-ro
- sentence
KHAI-ro de e-PI tê pa-rou-SI-a ste-pha-NA kai phor-tou-NA-tou kai a-kha-i-KOU HO-ti to hy-ME-te-ron hy-STE-rê-ma HOU-toi a-ne-PLÊ-rô-san
Exegesis
The sentence begins with chairo {χαίρω | khaí-rō} ‘I rejoice’, a first-person present active indicative that foregrounds Paul’s emotion.
Root and etymology
chairochi alpha iota rho omega
“to rejoice”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:17
But I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus, because these men have filled up your lack .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Corinthians 16:17, so the Greek word χαίρω (khairo) 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.16.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.17.W1.S1) and character.