2 Corinthians 13:2:12 Cor.13.2.W1TAB
προείρηκα
proeirêka
“I have said before”
- Transliteration
- pro-EI-rê-ka
- Extended
- proh-ei-RÊE-kah
- IPA
- /proˈei.rɛː.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have said before
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pro-EI-rê-ka
- sentence
pro-EI-rê-ka KAI pro-LE-gō hōs pa-RŌN to DEU-te-ron KAI a-PŌN NYN tois pro-ê-mar-tê-KO-sin KAI tois loi-POIS PA-sin HO-ti e-AN EL-thō eis to PA-lin ou PHEI-so-mai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the perfect verb proeireka {προείρηκα | proeírēka} meaning “I have said before,” establishing a completed warning, which is immediately reinforced by the present prolego {προλέγω | prolégō} “I say beforehand,” indicating a continuing admonition.
Root and etymology
legolambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron
“to say, speak”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:2
I have spoken previously and now give advance warning once more—as though I were present the second time , and now being absent—to those who sinned earlier and to all the rest, that if I return, I will not spare .
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Corinthians 13:2, so the Greek word προείρηκα (proeirêka) 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.13.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.2.W1.S1) and character.