Romans 13:10:7Rom.13.10.W7TAB
ἐργάζεται
ergazetai
“does”
- Transliteration
- er-GA-ze-tai
- Extended
- ehr-GAH-zeh-tai
- IPA
- /erˈga.ze.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- does
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
er-GA-ze-tai
- 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 negated verb clause kakon ouk ergazetai {κακόν οὐκ ἐργάζεται | kakón ouk ergázetai} uses the neuter accusative noun kakon ‘evil’ as the object, negated by ouk before the middle verb ergazetai ‘does work’, conveying that love does not produce harm.
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 13:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 13:10, so the Greek word ἐργάζεται (ergazetai) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.10.W7.S1) and character.