Romans 13:8:2Rom.13.8.W2TAB
μηδὲν
mêthen
“nothing”
- Transliteration
- mê-THEN
- Extended
- mêh-thehn
- IPA
- /mɛːˈden/
Meaning by language
- English
- nothing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
mê-THEN
- sentence
mê-de-NI mê-THEN o-PHEE-le-te ei mê to al-LÊE-lous a-ga-PAN ho gar a-ga-PÔN ton HE-te-ron NO-mon pe-PLÊE-rô-ken
Exegesis
The verse opens with the emphatic prohibition medeni meden opheilete {Μηδενὶ μηδὲν ὀφείλετε | mê-de-nì mē-dèn o-pheí-le-te} ‘owe nothing to anyone’, combining a dative and an accusative indefinite with the present active verb.
In context — Romans 13:8
Do not remain indebted to anyone for anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law .
About this coordinate
Romans 13:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 13:8, so the Greek word μηδὲν (mêthen) 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.13.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.8.W2.S1) and character.