Romans 13:11:21Rom.13.11.W21TAB
ἐπιστεύσαμεν
episteysamen
“we believed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STEY-sa-men
- Extended
- eh-pee-STAY-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /e.piˈsteu.sa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we believed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-STEY-sa-men
- sentence
KAI TOU-to ei-DO-tes ton kai-RON HO-ti HÔ-ra Ê-dê hy-MAS eks HY-pnou e-ger-THÊ-nai NYN gar en-GY-te-ron hê-MON hê sô-tê-RI-a ê HO-te e-pi-STEY-sa-men
Exegesis
The conjunction nyn gar {νῦν γὰρ | nŷn gàr} shifts focus to the present and introduces a comparative clause with engyteron {ἐγγύτερον | engý-te-ron} modifying the implied verb and hē sōtēria hemon {ἡ σωτηρία ἡμῶν | hē sō-tē-rí-a hē-môn} marking “our salvation” in relation to the past temporal clause hote episteusamen {ὅτε ἐπιστεύσαμεν | hó-te e-pi-steú-sa-men}. The translation renders the participle as a finite clause, supplies the implied copula, and preserves the comparative urgency.
In context — Romans 13:11
And do this, understanding the time: it is already the hour for you to be awakened from sleep; for now our salvation is closer than when we believed .
About this coordinate
Romans 13:11:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Romans 13:11, so the Greek word ἐπιστεύσαμεν (episteysamen) 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.13.11.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.11.W21.S1) and character.