Romans 13:5:3Rom.13.5.W3TAB
ὑποτάσσεσθαι
hypotassesthai
“to be subject”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-TAS-ses-thai
- Extended
- hyoo-poh-TAS-sehs-thai
- IPA
- /hy.poˈtas.ses.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be subject
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-po-TAS-ses-thai
- 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
The complementary infinitive hypotassesthai {ὑποτάσσεσθαι | hypotássesthai} ‘to submit’ specifies the required action. The correlative pair ou monon …
Root and etymology
hypotassōhypotássō
“to subordinate, to arrange under”
In context — Romans 13:5
Therefore, submission is necessary , not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 13:5, so the Greek word ὑποτάσσεσθαι (hypotassesthai) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.5.W3.S1) and character.