Romans 14:2:4Rom.14.2.W4TAB
φαγεῖν
phagein
“to eat”
- Transliteration
- pha-GEIN
- Extended
- phah-GEH-in
- IPA
- /pʰaˈgei̯n/
Meaning by language
- English
- to eat
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pha-GEIN
- sentence
hos MEN pi-STEY-ei pha-GEIN PAN-ta ho DE as-the-NÔN LA-kha-na es-THI-ei
Exegesis
The initial clause begins with the relative pronoun hos {ὃς | hòs} functioning substantivally as “one person,” followed by the finite verb pisteuei {πιστεύει | pistéuei}, which governs the complementary infinitive phagein {φαγεῖν | phageîn}; this construction expresses a settled conviction about permitted action (“believes to eat”).
In context — Romans 14:2
One person believes he may eat all things, but the one who is weak eats only vegetables .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 14:2, so the Greek word φαγεῖν (phagein) 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.14.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.2.W4.S1) and character.