Romans 13:10:2Rom.13.10.W2TAB
ἀγάπη
agapê
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-pê
- Extended
- ah-GAH-pê
- IPA
- /aˈga.pɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-GA-pê
- sentence
hê a-GA-pê tôi plê-SI-on ka-KON ouk er-GA-ze-tai PLÊ-rô-ma oun NO-mou hê a-GA-pê
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject noun phrase he agape {ἡ ἀγάπη | agápē} ‘the love’, which establishes love as the agent.
In the concluding nominal clause pleroma oun nomou he agape {πλήρωμα οὖν νόμου ἡ ἀγάπη | plḗrōma oun nómou hē agápē}, pleroma ‘fulfillment’ functions predicatively, with the genitive nomou specifying ‘of the law’ and the inferential conjunction oun marking the logical consequence: because love never yields harm, it thus accomplishes what the law requires. This structure preserves the subject focus and the inferential link when rendered in English.
Root and etymology
agapaōalpha–gamma–alpha–pi–alpha–omega
“to love with devoted commitment”
In context — Romans 13:10
Love does not work evil against a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 13:10, so the Greek word ἀγάπη (agapê) 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.13.10.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.10.W2.S1) and character.