2 Corinthians 13:4:52 Cor.13.4.W5TAB
ἀσθενείας
astheneias
“weakness”
- Transliteration
- as-the-NEI-as
- Extended
- ahs-theh-NEI-ahs
- IPA
- /as.tʰeˈnei.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- weakness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
as-the-NEI-as
- sentence
KAI GAR e-stau-RO-thê eks as-the-NEI-as al-LA ZÊ ek dy-NA-me-ōs the-OU KAI GAR hê-MEIS as-the-NOU-men en au-TÔ al-LA DZÊ-so-men syn au-TÔ ek dy-NA-me-ōs the-OU eis hy-MAS
Exegesis
The first clause, estaurothe ex astheneias {ἐσταυρώθη ἐξ ἀσθενείας | estaurṓthē ex astheneías} “He was crucified out of weakness,” employs an aorist passive indicative to present the crucifixion as a completed action and a genitive of sphere after ex to highlight apparent human frailty.
Root and etymology
asthenēsalpha–sigma–theta–epsilon–nu–eta–sigma
“weak, feeble”
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:4
For He was crucified out of weakness , yet He lives by the power of God . For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him by the power of God in our dealings toward you.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Corinthians 13:4, so the Greek word ἀσθενείας (astheneias) 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.13.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.4.W5.S1) and character.