1 Corinthians 16:2:31 Cor.16.2.W3TAB
σαββάτου
sabbatou
“of {the} week”
- Transliteration
- sab-BA-tou
- Extended
- sahb-BAH-too
- IPA
- /sabˈba.tuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of {the} week
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sab-BA-tou
- sentence
ka-TA MI-an sab-BA-tou HE-kas-tos hy-MÔN par he-au-TÔ ti-THE-tō thē-sau-RI-zōn HO ti e-AN eu-o-DÔ-tai HI-na mê HO-tan EL-thō TO-te lo-GEI-ai GI-nōn-tai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal marker kata mian sabbatou {κατὰ μίαν σαββάτου | katà mían sabbátou} 'according to the first day of the week', indicating a regular weekly occasion.
Root and etymology
σάββατ-sigma alpha beta beta alpha tau
“Sabbath, week”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:2
On the first day of each week, each of you should set aside something for yourself in private, storing up whatever he may prosper, so that when I come there will be no collections .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Corinthians 16:2, so the Greek word σαββάτου (sabbatou) 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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.2.W3.S1) and character.