2 Corinthians 13:5:82 Cor.13.5.W8TAB
ἑαυτοὺς
heautous
“yourselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOUS
- Extended
- heh-au-TOOHS
- IPA
- /he.auˈtuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- yourselves
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
he-au-TOUS
- sentence
he-au-TOUS pei-RA-dze-te ei ES-te en tê PIS-tei he-au-TOUS do-ki-MA-dze-te ê ouk e-pi-ghi-NO-ske-te he-au-TOUS HO-ti ee-ay-SOOS khri-STOS en hy-MEEN ei MÊ-ti a-DO-ki-MOI ES-te
Exegesis
The verse begins with a fronted object–verb sequence, heautous peirázete {ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε | heautoús peirázete} “test yourselves,” emphasizing the reflexive focus on personal evaluation.
The repetition with heautous dokimázete {ἑαυτοὺς δοκιμάζετε | heautoús dokimázete} “examine yourselves” intensifies the exhortation through synonymous imperatives.
The rhetorical question introduced by ḕ ouk epiginṓskete heautoús {ἢ οὐκ ἐπιγινώσκετε ἑαυτοὺς | ḕ ouk epiginṓskete heautoús} “or do you not recognize yourselves” shifts from external testing to inward awareness.
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:5
Continue testing yourselves to confirm whether you are in the faith; continue examining yourselves. Or do you not recognize within yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed you are disqualified ?
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Corinthians 13:5, so the Greek word ἑαυτοὺς (heautous) 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.13.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.5.W8.S1) and character.