Romans 13:9:25Rom.13.9.W25TAB
πλησίον
plêsion
“neighbor”
- Transliteration
- plê-SI-on
- Extended
- plê-SEE-ohn
- IPA
- /plɛːˈsi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- neighbor
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
plê-SI-on
- sentence
to GAR ou moi-KHEU-seis ou pho-NEU-seis ou KLEP-seis ouk e-pi-thy-MÊ-seis kai EI tis he-TE-ra en-to-LÊ en tôi LO-goi TOU-tôi a-na-ke-pha-lai-OU-tai en tôi a-ga-PÊ-seis ton plê-SI-on sou hôs se-au-TON
Exegesis
Finally, the future verb agapḗseis {ἀγαπήσεις | a-ga-pḗ-seis} “you shall love” is highlighted through the prepositional introduction en tō {ἐν τῷ | en tôi} “in the” + verb phrase, leading to the substantive plēsíon {πλησίον | plē-síon} “neighbor” in the accusative, modified by the comparative expression hōs seautón {ὡς σεαυτόν | hōs se-autón} “as yourself,” which defines the measure of love.
Root and etymology
plēsíospi–lambda–eta–sigma–iota–omicron–sigma
“nearby”
In context — Romans 13:9
All these commands—“You shall not commit adultery; you shall not murder; you shall not steal; you shall not covet ”—and every other commandment are summed up in one statement: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
About this coordinate
Romans 13:9:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Romans 13:9, so the Greek word πλησίον (plêsion) 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.13.9.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.13.9.W25.S1) and character.