Romans 13:2:14Rom.13.2.W14TAB
ἑαυτοῖς
heautois
“to themselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOIS
- Extended
- heh-au-TOIS
- IPA
- /he.auˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- to themselves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
he-au-TOIS
- sentence
HÔ-ste ho an-ti-ta-SSO-me-nos tê ek-sou-SI-a tê tou the-OU di-a-ta-GÊ an-THE-stê-ken hoi de an-the-stê-KO-tes he-au-TOIS KRI-ma LÊM-psON-tai
Exegesis
The reflexive pronoun heautois {ἑαυτοῖς | he-au-toîs} emphasizes that the actors become recipients.
In context — Romans 13:2
So then, whoever resists the authority is opposing what God has ordained, and those who oppose it will receive judgment upon themselves.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Romans 13:2, so the Greek word ἑαυτοῖς (heautois) 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.13.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.2.W14.S1) and character.