Hebrews 13:5:1Heb.13.5.W1TAB
ἀφιλάργυρος
aphilargyros
“free from love of money”
- Transliteration
- a-phi-LAR-gy-ros
- Extended
- ah-pʰih-LAR-gy-rohs
- IPA
- /a.pʰiˈlar.gy.ros/
Meaning by language
- English
- free from love of money
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-phi-LAR-gy-ros
- sentence
a-phi-LAR-gy-ros ho TRO-pos ar-KOU-me-noi tois pa-ROU-sin au-TOS gar EI-rê-ken ou MÊ se a-NÔ oud ou MÊ se en-ga-ta-LEI-pō
Exegesis
The verse opens with the intensive adjective aphilargyros {ἀφιλάργυρος | a-phi-lár-gyu-ros} ‘without love of money’ placed first for emphasis, modifying the subject ho tropos {ὁ τρόπος | ho tró-pos} ‘the way of life.’
Root and etymology
philargyrosphi–iota–lambda–alpha–rho–gamma–upsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“loving money, covetous”
In context — Hebrews 13:5
Let your way of life be free from the love of money, being content with the things you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never leave you, nor will I ever forsake you.”
About this coordinate
Hebrews 13:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Hebrews 13:5, so the Greek word ἀφιλάργυρος (aphilargyros) 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 Heb.13.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Heb.13.5.W1.S1) and character.