Romans 13:1:20Rom.13.1.W20TAB
εἰσίν
eisin
“are”
- Transliteration
- ei-SIN
- Extended
- ee-SIHN
- IPA
- /iˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-SIN
- 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
Finally, the appositional clause hai de ousai hypo theou tetagmenai eisin {αἱ δὲ οὖσαι ὑπὸ θεοῦ τεταγμέναι εἰσίν | hai de oû-sai hy-po the-ou te-tag-mé-nai ei-sín} defines those ‘authorities that exist’ as those ‘appointed by God’, with the perfect passive participle tetagmenai emphasizing a completed divine act whose result continues in the present.
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 13:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Romans 13:1, so the Greek word εἰσίν (eisin) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.1.W20.S1) and character.