Romans 14:16:2Rom.14.16.W2TAB
βλασφημείσθω
blasphêmeisthō
“let be spoken against”
- Transliteration
- bla-sphê-MEIS-thō
- Extended
- blah-sphê-MEIS-thô
- IPA
- /blas.pʰɛːˈmiːs.tʰɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- let be spoken against
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bla-sphê-MEIS-thō
- sentence
MÊ bla-sphê-MEIS-thō OUN hy-MÔN to a-ga-THÓN
Exegesis
The verb blasphēmeisthō {βλασφημείσθω | blas-phē-meís-thō} is a present passive imperative, third person singular, literally “let it not be blasphemed,” with the understood subject being “the good.”
Root and etymology
blasphēmeōbeta–lambda–alpha–sigma–phi–eta–mu–epsilon–omega
“to slander, speak evil of”
In context — Romans 14:16
Therefore, do not let your good be slandered .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 14:16, so the Greek word βλασφημείσθω (blasphêmeisthō) 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.14.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.16.W2.S1) and character.