2 Corinthians 2:3:82 Cor.2.3.W8TAB
λύπην
lypên
“grief”
- Transliteration
- LY-pên
- Extended
- LYY-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈly.pɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- grief
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LY-pên
- sentence
KAI E-gra-psa TOU-to au-TO HI-na MÊ el-THŌN LY-pên SKHÔ apʰ HÔN E-dei me KHAI-rein pe-poi-THŌS e-PI PAN-tas hy-MAS HO-ti hê e-MÊ kha-RA PAN-tōn hy-MÔN ES-tin
Exegesis
Lypēn {λύπην | lú-pēn} functions as the object of schō, marking the undesired “sorrow.”
Root and etymology
lyp-lambda–upsilon–pi
“pain, distress, grief”
In context — 2 Corinthians 2:3
And I wrote this very thing in order that I might not have sorrow when I came from those over whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
About this coordinate
2 Corinthians 2:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Corinthians 2:3, so the Greek word λύπην (lypên) 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.2.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Cor.2.3.W8.S1) and character.