Romans 13:3:6Rom.13.3.W6TAB

φόβος

phobos

a fear

Transliteration
PHO-bos
Extended
PHOH-bohs
IPA
/ˈpʰo.bos/

Meaning by language

English
a fear

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Result
φό + βος
pho + bos
phobos

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Betav — as in victory
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHO-bos

  2. sentence

    hoi gar AR-khon-tes ouk ee-SEEN PHO-bos tôi a-ga-THÔ ER-gôi al-LA tôi ka-KÔ THE-leis de MÊ pho-BEIS-thai tên ek-sou-SI-an to a-ga-THON POI-ei kai HE-kseis E-pai-non eks au-TÊS

Exegesis

The nominative noun phrase hoi archontes {οἱ ἄρχοντες | hói árkhontes} serves as the subject, followed by the verb eisin {εἰσίν | eisin} and the predicate noun phobos {φόβος | phóbos} “fear.”

Root and etymology

phob-phi–omicron–beta

fear, terror

In contextRomans 13:3

For the rulers do not instill fear in those who live rightly, but in evildoers. Do you wish then not to fear the authority ? Practice what is good, and you will receive praise from it.

About this coordinate

Romans 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 13:3, so the Greek word φόβος (phobos) 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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.3.W6.S1) and character.