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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHO-bos
- 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 context — Romans 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.