Romans 13:5:2Rom.13.5.W2TAB
ἀνάγκη
anangkê
“necessity”
- Transliteration
- a-NAN-gkê
- Extended
- ah-NAN-gkeh
- IPA
- /aˈnaŋ.kɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- necessity
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NAN-gkê
- sentence
di-O a-NAN-gkê hy-po-TAS-ses-thai ou MO-non di-A tên or-GÊN al-LA kai di-A tên sy-NEI-dê-sin
Exegesis
It then introduces the impersonal noun ananke {ἀνάγκη | anánkē} ‘necessity’ as subject in an impersonal construction conveying obligation.
Root and etymology
anankazōanankázō
“to compel”
In context — Romans 13:5
Therefore, submission is necessary , not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 13:5, so the Greek word ἀνάγκη (anangkê) 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.13.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.5.W2.S1) and character.