Romans 13:2:3Rom.13.2.W3TAB
ἀντιτασσόμενος
antitassomenos
“resisting”
- Transliteration
- an-ti-ta-SSO-me-nos
- Extended
- ahn-tee-tah-SSOH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /an.ti.tasˈso.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- resisting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
an-ti-ta-SSO-me-nos
- 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 articular participle ho antitassomenos {ὁ ἀντιτασσόμενος | ho an-ti-tas-só-me-nos} functions substantively as “the one who resists,” indicating an ongoing stance.
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 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 13:2, so the Greek word ἀντιτασσόμενος (antitassomenos) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.2.W3.S1) and character.