Romans 13:10:4Rom.13.10.W4TAB
πλησίον
plêsion
“neighbor”
- Transliteration
- plê-SI-on
- Extended
- plê-SIH-on
- IPA
- /plɛːˈsi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- neighbor
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
plê-SI-on
- 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 dative qualified noun phrase to plesion {τῷ πλησίον | tō plēsíon} ‘to the neighbor’ identifies the recipient of love’s action.
Root and etymology
plēsiospi–lambda–eta–sigma–iota–omicron–sigma
“near, neighboring”
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 13:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 13:10, so the Greek word πλησίον (plêsion) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.10.W4.S1) and character.