1 Corinthians 16:19:41 Cor.16.19.W4TAB
ἐκκλησίαι
ekklaysiai
“churches”
- Transliteration
- ek-klay-SI-ai
- Extended
- ehk-klay-SI-ai
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- churches
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klay-SI-ai
- sentence
a-SPA-zo-ntai hy-MAS hai ek-klay-SI-ai tês a-SI-as a-SPA-za-tai hy-MAS en ky-REE-ō pol-LA a-KY-las kai PRIS-ka syn têi kat OI-kon au-TÔN ek-klay-SI-ai
Exegesis
The first clause places the verb before hai ekklesiai tēs Asias {αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τῆς Ἀσίας | haí ek-klē-sí-ai tēs A-sí-as}, highlighting the regional churches. The genitive tes Asias identifies their locale.
Root and etymology
ekkaleōepsilon–kappa–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches of Asia extend their greetings to you. Aquila and Prisca extend to you abundant greetings in the Lord , together with the congregation in their home .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 16:19, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίαι (ekklaysiai) 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.16.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.19.W4.S1) and character.