Romans 14:10:3Rom.14.10.W3TAB
τί
ti
“why”
- Transliteration
- TI
- Extended
- tih
- IPA
- /ˈti/
Meaning by language
- English
- why
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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TI
- 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 interrogative particle ti {τί | tí} introduces a rhetorical question, and the present indicative krineis {κρίνεις | krí-neis} presents the judging as an ongoing or characteristic action.
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
bēmabeta–eta–mu–alpha
“step, raised platform, judgment seat”
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 14:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 14:10, so the Greek word τί (ti) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.10.W3.S1) and character.