Romans 13:6:5Rom.13.6.W5TAB

φόρους

phorous

taxes

Transliteration
PHO-rous
Extended
PHOH-roohs
IPA
/ˈpʰo.rus/

Meaning by language

English
taxes

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Result
φό + ρους
pho + rous
phorous

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHO-rous

  2. 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 contextRomans 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.