Romans 13:1:2Rom.13.1.W2TAB
ψυχὴ
psykhê
“soul”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊ
- Extended
- psy-KHÊ
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- soul
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊ
- sentence
PA-sa psy-KHÊ ek-sou-SI-ais hy-pe-re-KHOU-sais hy-po-ta-ssE-STHÔ ou gar ES-tin ek-sou-SI-a ei mê hy-PO the-OU hai de OU-sai hy-PO the-OU te-tag-ME-nai ei-SIN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the third person imperative hypotassestho {ὑποτασσέσθω | hy-po-tas-SES-thō} ‘let be subject’, presenting a command aimed at each individual indicated by the nominative phrase pasa psyche {Πᾶσα ψυχὴ | pâ-sa psu-khḗ} ‘every person’, which though grammatically feminine singular functions generically.
Root and etymology
psychopsi–upsilon–chi–omega
“to breathe, life”
In context — Romans 13:1
Each person must submit to the governing authorities, because no authority exists unless it is from God ; and the authorities that are present have been appointed by God.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 13:1, so the Greek word ψυχὴ (psykhê) 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 Rom.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.1.W2.S1) and character.