Romans 14:10:12Rom.14.10.W12TAB
ἐξουθενεῖς
eksoutheneis
“do you despise”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-the-NEIS
- Extended
- ehk-soo-theh-NEIS
- IPA
- /ek.su.tʰeˈniːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you despise
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-sou-the-NEIS
- sentence
sy de TI KRI-neis ton a-del-PHON sou Ê KAI sy TI ek-sou-the-NEIS ton a-del-PHON sou PAN-tes gar pa-ra-stê-SO-me-tha tôi BÊ-ma-ti tou the-OU
Exegesis
The second clause, introduced by the disjunctive ḕ {ἢ | ḕ} plus kaí {καὶ | kaí} and a repeated su {σὺ | sý}, mirrors the first question syntactically: ti exoutheneis {τί ἐξουθενεῖς | tí ex-ou-the-neîs} “why do you despise,” again taking ton adelphon sou as its object. This parallelism heightens the contrast between the believer’s improper judging and despising and what follows.
Root and etymology
exoutheneōepsilon–xi–omicron–upsilon–theta–epsilon–nu–epsilon–omega
“to treat as nothing, despise”
In context — Romans 14:10
But you, why do you judge your brother ? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 14:10, so the Greek word ἐξουθενεῖς (eksoutheneis) 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.14.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.10.W12.S1) and character.