1 Corinthians 16:7:191 Cor.16.7.W19TAB
ἐπιτρέψῃ
epitrepsēi
“permits”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-TRE-psēi
- Extended
- eh-pih-TREH-psay
- IPA
- /e.piˈtrep.seːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- permits
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-TRE-psēi
- sentence
ou THE-lo gar hy-MAS AR-ti en pa-RO-do i-DEIN el-PI-dzō gar KHRO-non ti-NA e-pi-MEI-nai pros hy-MAS e-AN ho KY-ree-os e-pi-TRE-psēi
Exegesis
Finally, the conditional ean ho kyrios epitrepse {ἐὰν ὁ κύριος ἐπιτρέψῃ | e-án ho ký-ri-os e-pi-trép-sē} employs the aorist subjunctive to convey dependence on divine permission, situating Paul’s plans within the Lord’s sovereign will.
In context — 1 Corinthians 16:7
I do not want to see you now only in passing ; rather, I hope to remain with you for some time, if the Lord permits.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 16:7:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 1 Corinthians 16:7, so the Greek word ἐπιτρέψῃ (epitrepsēi) 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.16.7.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.16.7.W19.S1) and character.