1 Peter 3:21:61 Pet.3.21.W6TAB

σῴζει

sôidzei

saves

Transliteration
SÔI-dzei
Extended
SOI-dzeh
IPA
/ˈsoi.dzei/

Meaning by language

English
saves

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Result
σῴ + ζει
sôi + dzei
sôidzei

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Zetaz — as in daze
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    SÔI-dzei

  2. sentence

    ho KAI hy-MAS an-TI-ty-pon NYN SÔI-dzei BAP-tis-ma ou sar-KOS a-PO-the-sis RHY-pou al-LA sy-nei-DÊ-se-ôs a-ga-THÊS e-pe-RÔ-tê-ma eis the-ON di a-na-STÁ-se-ôs ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO

Exegesis

This clause takes hymas {ὑμᾶς | hy-mâs} ‘you’ as its object, setting up baptisma {βάπτισμα | báptis-ma} as the subject of the main verb sōzei {σῴζει | sṓ-zei} ‘saves’. Placing baptism after the verb emphasizes its saving power.

In context1 Peter 3:21

Baptism —which corresponds to that—now saves you, not as the removal of filth from the flesh, but as the appeal of a good conscience toward God , through the resurrection of Jesus Christ .

About this coordinate

1 Peter 3:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Peter 3:21, so the Greek word σῴζει (sôidzei) 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 Pet.3.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Pet.3.21.W6.S1) and character.