Romans 14:17:16Rom.14.17.W16TAB
χαρὰ
khara
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RA
- Extended
- khah-RAH
- IPA
- /kʰaˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
kha-RA
- sentence
ou GAR es-TIN hê ba-si-LEI-a tou the-OU BRŌ-sis kai PO-sis al-LA di-kai-o-SY-nê kai ei-RÊ-nê kai kha-RA en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-ōi
Exegesis
The adversative alla {ἀλλὰ | al-lá} then shifts to a positive series dikaiosynē kai eirēnē kai chara {δικαιοσύνη καὶ εἰρήνη καὶ χαρά | di-kai-o-sý-nē kaí ei-rē-nē kaí kha-rá}, forming a climactic triad that characterizes genuine participation in the kingdom.
Root and etymology
chairōkha-í-rō
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not defined by eating and drinking, but by righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:17:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Romans 14:17, so the Greek word χαρὰ (khara) 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.14.17.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.17.W16.S1) and character.