1 Corinthians 16:6:41 Cor.16.6.W4TAB
τυχὸν
tykhon
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- ty-KHON
- Extended
- ty-KHOHN
- IPA
- /tyˈkʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ty-KHON
- sentence
pros hy-MAS de ty-KHON pa-ra-me-NÔ Ê kai pa-ra-khei-MA-sô HI-na hy-MEIS me pro-PEMP-sê-te hou e-AN po-REU-ō-mai
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction de {δὲ | dè} marks a mild transition, while the adverbial participle tychon {τυχὸν | tukhòn} ‘perhaps’ qualifies his plan with contingency.
Root and etymology
tugchanōtau–upsilon–gamma–chi–alpha–nu–omega
“to happen, obtain”
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:6
But perhaps I will stay with you or even spend the winter, so that you may send me on my way wherever I may go .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 16:6, so the Greek word τυχὸν (tykhon) 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.6.W4.S1) and character.