Romans 14:21:4Rom.14.21.W4TAB
φαγεῖν
phagein
“to eat”
- Transliteration
- pha-GEIN
- Extended
- phah-GEIN
- IPA
- /pʰaˈɣeːn/
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
ka-LON to mê pha-GEIN KRE-a mê-DE pi-EIN OI-non mê-DE en hôi ho a-del-PHOS sou pros-KOP-tei ê skan-da-LI-dze-tai ê as-the-NEI
Exegesis
The verse opens with kalon {καλὸν | kalón} ‘good,’ a predicate adjective placed first for emphasis, followed by the articular infinitive construction tò mḕ phagein krea {τὸ μὴ φαγεῖν κρέα | tò mḕ phageîn kréa}, which functions substantivally to express a general moral principle.
In context — Romans 14:21
It is good not to eat meat nor to drink wine nor to do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak .
About this coordinate
Romans 14:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 14:21, 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.14.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.21.W4.S1) and character.