2 Corinthians 13:9:42 Cor.13.9.W4TAB
ἡμεῖς
hêmeis
“we”
- Transliteration
- hê-MEIS
- Extended
- hê-MEIS
- IPA
- /hɛːˈmeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- we
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-MEIS
- sentence
KHAI-ro-men GAR HO-tan hê-MEIS as-the-NOU-men hy-MEIS de dy-na-TOI Ê-te TOU-to KAI eu-KHO-me-tha tên hy-MÔN ka-TAR-ti-sin
Exegesis
The explicit nominatives hemeis and hymeis {ἡμεῖς, ὑμεῖς | hē-meîs, hy-meîs} heighten the contrast between apostolic weakness and the readers’ strength.
In context — 2 Corinthians 13:9
For we rejoice whenever we are weak and you are strong; and this also we pray for, your restoration .
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Corinthians 13:9, so the Greek word ἡμεῖς (hêmeis) 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.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.13.9.W4.S1) and character.