1 Corinthians 16:20:91 Cor.16.20.W9TAB
φιλήματι
philêmati
“a kiss”
- Transliteration
- phi-LÊ-ma-ti
- Extended
- pʰih-LÊ-mah-tih
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlɛː.ma.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- a kiss
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phi-LÊ-ma-ti
- sentence
a-SPA-dzo-ntai hy-MAS hoi a-del-PHOI PAN-tes a-SPA-sa-sthe al-LÊ-lous en phi-LÊ-ma-ti ha-GI-ôi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en philemati hagio {ἐν φιλήματι ἁγίῳ | en philḗmati hagíō} “in a holy kiss” functions as a manner phrase, with the adjective hagio modifying philemati to convey consecrated fellowship. The translation separates the clauses into two sentences to mirror the shift from third person narrative to second person exhortation and retains the cultural nuance of the holy kiss as a distinct Christian greeting.
Root and etymology
philphi, iota, lambda
“kiss, greeting”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:20
All the brothers greet you. Greet one another with a holy kiss .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Corinthians 16:20, so the Greek word φιλήματι (philêmati) 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.16.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.20.W9.S1) and character.