Romans 14:20:3Rom.14.20.W3TAB
βρώματος
brōmatos
“food”
- Transliteration
- BRŌ-ma-tos
- Extended
- BRŌ-mah-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈbrɔː.ma.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- food
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
BRŌ-ma-tos
- sentence
MÊ HE-ne-ken BRŌ-ma-tos ka-TA-ly-e to ER-gon TOU the-OU PAN-ta men ka-tha-RA al-LA ka-KON tôi an-THRŌ-pôi tôi di-A pros-KOM-ma-tos es-THI-on-ti
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase heneken brōmatos {ἕνεκεν βρώματος | hé-ne-ken brô-ma-tos} indicates motive “for the sake of food.”
Root and etymology
bibroskōbeta–iota–beta–rho–omega–sigma–kappa–omega
“to eat, devour”
In context — Romans 14:20
Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God ; all things are indeed pure, but it is evil for the person who eats in a way that causes another to stumble.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 14:20, so the Greek word βρώματος (brōmatos) 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.14.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.20.W3.S1) and character.