Romans 13:2:4Rom.13.2.W4TAB
τῇ
tê
“to the”
- Transliteration
- tê
- Extended
- TÊÊ
- IPA
- /tɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
tê
- 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 dative noun phrase tē exousia {τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ | tē ex-ou-sí-a} marks the indirect object of resistance.
The appositional dative phrase tē tou theou diatage {τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ διαταγῇ | tē toû the-oû di-a-ta-gḗ} specifies that the authority is God’s ordained order, with the genitive theou indicating divine source.
Root and etymology
sotersigma–omega–tau–eta–rho
“deliverance, savior”
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 13:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 13:2, so the Greek word τῇ (tê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.2.W4.S1) and character.