2 Corinthians 13:10:242 Cor.13.10.W24TAB
καθαίρεσιν
kathairesin
“tearing down”
- Transliteration
- ka-THAI-re-sin
- Extended
- kah-THAI-reh-sihn
- IPA
- /kaˈtʰai.re.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- tearing down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-THAI-re-sin
- sentence
di-A TOU-to TAU-ta A-pōn GRA-phō HI-na pa-RŌN MĒ a-po-TO-mōs KHRÊ-sō-mai ka-TA tēn ek-sou-SI-an hēn ho KY-ree-os E-dō-KEN moi eis oi-ko-do-MĒN kai ouk eis ka-THAI-re-sin
Exegesis
The paired purposes eis oikodomēn kai ouk eis kathairesin {εἰς οἰκοδομὴν καὶ οὐκ εἰς καθαίρεσιν | eis oi-ko-do-mḕn kaí ouk eis kathairesin} ‘for edification and not for destruction’ contrasts constructive intent with destructive potential.
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:10
For this reason, I am writing these matters in my absence, so that when I am present I may refrain from severe action, according to the authority which the Lord has entrusted to me for edification rather than destruction.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:10:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 2 Corinthians 13:10, so the Greek word καθαίρεσιν (kathairesin) 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 2 Cor.13.10.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.10.W24.S1) and character.