Romans 13:3:8Rom.13.3.W8TAB
ἀγαθῷ
agathô
“good”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-THÔ
- Extended
- ah-gah-THÔ
- IPA
- /a.gaˈtʰɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-THÔ
- 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 dative phrases tō agathō ergō {τῷ ἀγαθῷ ἔργῳ | tôi agathō̂ érgō} and tō kakō {τῷ κακῷ | tôi kakō̂} indicate respectively the spheres of right conduct and wrongdoing that attract or lack fear.
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 13:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 13:3, so the Greek word ἀγαθῷ (agathô) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.3.W8.S1) and character.