Romans 13:6:5Rom.13.6.W5TAB
φόρους
phorous
“taxes”
- Transliteration
- PHO-rous
- Extended
- PHOH-roohs
- IPA
- /ˈpʰo.rus/
Meaning by language
- English
- taxes
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHO-rous
- sentence
di-A TOU-to gar kai PHO-rous te-LEI-te lei-tou-ER-GOI gar the-OU EI-sin eis au-TO TOU-to pros-kar-te-ROUN-tes
Exegesis
The act teleite phorous {τελεῖτε φόρους | te-leî-te phó-rous} ‘you pay taxes’ follows as a logical consequence.
In context — Romans 13:6
This is also why you pay taxes, because they are ministers of God , devoting themselves to this very duty.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 13:6, so the Greek word φόρους (phorous) 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.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.6.W5.S1) and character.