2 Corinthians 13:14:92 Cor.13.14.W9TAB
ἀγάπη
agapê
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-pê
- Extended
- ah-GAH-pê
- IPA
- /aˈga.pɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-GA-pê
- phraseyour reading level
KAI hê a-GA-pê tou the-OU
- sentence
hê KHA-ris tou KY-ree-oo ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO KAI hê a-GA-pê tou the-OU KAI hê koi-no-NEE-a tou ha-GEE-ou PNEU-ma-tos me-TA PAN-tōn hê-MON
Exegesis
The verse presents a threefold benediction using three articular nominative nouns in parallel: charis {χάρις | chá-ris} ‘grace,’ agapē {ἀγάπη | agá-pē} ‘love,’ and koinōnía {κοινωνία | koi-nō-ní-a} ‘fellowship.’
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love; to value; to show devoted concern”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:14
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ , and the love of God , and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit , be with you all.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Corinthians 13:14, so the Greek word ἀγάπη (agapê) 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.13.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.14.W9.S1) and character.