{Did they not hear?} (m(8820)ouk (886b)ousan?). Rather, "Did they
fail to hear?" (expecting the negative answer m(885c), while ouk
blends with the verb). See on 氣Co 9:5| for this construction.
{Yea, verily} (menounge). Triple particle (men, oun, ge) as
in  9:20 . {Sound} (phthoggos). Vibration of a musical string.
See on 氣Co 14:7|. Only two N.T. examples. {The world} (	(8873)
oikoumen(8873)). The inhabited earth as in  Lu 2:1 .