Romans 14:11:1Rom.14.11.W1TAB
γέγραπται
gegraptai
“it has been written”
- Transliteration
- GE-gra-ptai
- Extended
- GEH-grah-ptai
- IPA
- /ˈge.gra.ptai/
Meaning by language
- English
- it has been written
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GE-gra-ptai
- sentence
GE-gra-ptai GAR ZO e-GO LE-gei KY-ree-os HO-ti e-MOI KAM-psei PAN GO-ny KAI PA-sa GLÔS-sa ek-so-mo-lo-GÊ-se-tai tÔI the-ÔI
Exegesis
The verse opens with gegraptai {γέγραπται | gé-grap-tai} ‘it has been written’, a perfect passive that presents the cited text as a standing, authoritative decree.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to inscribe, write”
In context — Romans 14:11
For it has been written, “As I live,” says the Lord , “every knee will bend to Me, and every tongue will confess to God .”
About this coordinate
Romans 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 14:11, so the Greek word γέγραπται (gegraptai) 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.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.11.W1.S1) and character.