2 Corinthians 13:2:32 Cor.13.2.W3TAB
προλέγω
prolegō
“I say beforehand”
- Transliteration
- pro-LE-gō
- Extended
- proh-LEH-goo
- IPA
- /proˈle.gɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I say beforehand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
pro-LE-gō
- 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.
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 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Corinthians 13:2, so the Greek word προλέγω (prolegō) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.2.W3.S1) and character.