Romans 13:7:20Rom.13.7.W20TAB
τῷ
tôi
“to the one”
- Transliteration
- tôi
- Extended
- toh-ee
- IPA
- /tɔi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the one
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
tôi
- 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
A series of parallel constructions follows: each starts with a dative article τῷ {τῷ | tô} plus an implied participle, meaning “to the one to whom X is due,” then repeats the accusative noun (e.g.
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 13:7:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Romans 13:7, so the Greek word τῷ (tôi) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.7.W20.S1) and character.