Romans 14:18:5Rom.14.18.W5TAB
δουλεύων
douleuōn
“serving”
- Transliteration
- dou-LEU-ōn
- Extended
- doo-LEH-ooohn
- IPA
- /duˈleu.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- serving
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dou-LEU-ōn
- sentence
ho gar en TOU-tō dou-LEU-ōn tō khree-STŌ eu-AR-es-tos tō the-Ō kai DO-ki-mos tois an-THRŌ-pois
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en toutō {ἐν τούτῳ | en toútō} specifies the sphere of the participle douleuōn {δουλεύων | douleúōn}, referring back to earlier matters. The participle is nominative and substantival with ho, yielding “the one who serves.”
Root and etymology
douleuōdelta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to serve, be a slave”
In context — Romans 14:18
For the one who serves Christ in these things is pleasing to God and approved among people.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 14:18, so the Greek word δουλεύων (douleuōn) 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.14.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.18.W5.S1) and character.