1 Corinthians 16:5:101 Cor.16.5.W10TAB
διέρχομαι
dierkhomai
“I am passing through”
- Transliteration
- di-ER-kho-mai
- Extended
- dih-EHR-kho-mai
- IPA
- /diˈer.kʰo.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am passing through
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
di-ER-kho-mai
- sentence
e-LEU-so-mai DE pros hy-MAS HO-tan ma-ke-do-NI-an di-EL-thō ma-ke-do-NI-an gar di-ER-kho-mai
Exegesis
Finally, the explanatory conjunction gar {γὰρ | gár} introduces a causal clause with the present middle indicative diérchomai {διέρχομαι | diérchomai}, showing that this transit through Macedonia forms part of Paul’s ongoing travel itinerary.
Root and etymology
erchomaiepsilon–rho–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to go through, move about”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:5
I will come to you after I pass through Macedonia , because I am traveling through that region.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Corinthians 16:5, so the Greek word διέρχομαι (dierkhomai) 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.16.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.5.W10.S1) and character.