Romans 13:1:5Rom.13.1.W5TAB
ὑποτασσέσθω
hypotassesthô
“let be subject”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-ta-ssE-STHÔ
- Extended
- hyoo-poh-tah-sseh-STHEH-ô
- IPA
- /hy.po.tasˈseːs.tʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be subject
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hy-po-ta-ssE-STHÔ
- 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.
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 13:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 13:1, so the Greek word ὑποτασσέσθω (hypotassesthô) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.1.W5.S1) and character.