Romans 13:7:12Rom.13.7.W12TAB
τέλος
telos
“revenue”
- Transliteration
- TE-los
- Extended
- TEH-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈte.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- revenue
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TE-los
- sentence
a-PO-do-te PA-si tas o-phei-LAS tôi ton PHO-ron ton PHO-ron tôi to TE-los to TE-los tôi ton PHO-bon ton PHO-bon tôi tên ti-MÊN tên ti-MÊN
Exegesis
This pattern continues with τέλος {τέλος | té-los} ‘custom’, φόβον {φόβον | phó-bon} ‘fear’, and τιμήν {τιμήν | ti-mḗn} ‘honor’, creating rhythmic parallelism. The exact repetition underscores precise reciprocity. The translation preserves this structure, clarifying the implied “to the one owed” for smooth English.
In context — Romans 13:7
Give to everyone what is owed : the tax to the one owed the tax, the custom to the one owed the custom, the fear to the one owed the fear, and the honor to the one owed the honor.
About this coordinate
Romans 13:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 13:7, so the Greek word τέλος (telos) 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.13.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.7.W12.S1) and character.