Romans 14:16:6Rom.14.16.W6TAB
ἀγαθόν
agathón
“good”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-THÓN
- Extended
- ah-gah-THÓN
- IPA
- /a.gaˈtʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ga-THÓN
- sentence
MÊ bla-sphê-MEIS-thō OUN hy-MÔN to a-ga-THÓN
Exegesis
The genitive hymōn {ὑμῶν | hy-mōn} modifies the neuter substantive phrase to agathon {τὸ ἀγαθόν | tò a-ga-thón}, yielding “your good,” referring to what the addressees regard as ethically right or beneficial. The word order places mē and blasphēmeisthō early, foregrounding the prohibition against allowing that “good” to become the object of hostile or contemptuous speech. In English, the passive imperative is rendered as “do not let … be slandered” and “do not allow … to be spoken of as evil” to convey the sense of permitting something to come under hostile talk, while maintaining the possessive nuance of hymōn through “your good” and “what is good for you.” The explanatory notes in the formal rendering clarify agathon as a “virtuous deed” and blasphēmeisthō as “spoken against,” while in the dynamic rendering they highlight mē as a “strong warning” and hymōn as referring to the believing “faith community,” emphasizing both the seriousness of the command and its communal scope.
Root and etymology
agathosalpha–gamma–alpha–theta–omicron–sigma
“good, virtuous, beneficial”
In context — Romans 14:16
Therefore, do not let your good be slandered .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 14:16, so the Greek word ἀγαθόν (agathón) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.16.W6.S1) and character.