1 Corinthians 16:22:81 Cor.16.22.W8TAB
ἀνάθεμα
anathema
“accursed”
- Transliteration
- a-NA-the-ma
- Extended
- ah-NAH-theh-mah
- IPA
- /aˈna.tʰe.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- accursed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NA-the-ma
- sentence
EI tis ou phi-le-EI ton KY-ree-on Ê-tō a-NA-the-ma ma-RA-na THA
Exegesis
The apodosis begins with the third person imperative ēto anathema {ἤτω ἀνάθεμα | ḗ-tō a-ná-the-ma} “let him be accursed,” a judicial pronouncement that echoes Old Testament ban terminology.
Root and etymology
anatithēmialpha–nu–alpha–tau–iota–theta–eta–mu–iota
“to dedicate, to set apart”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:22
If anyone does not love the Lord , let him be accursed . Marana tha.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Corinthians 16:22, so the Greek word ἀνάθεμα (anathema) 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.16.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.22.W8.S1) and character.