Romans 14:6:22Rom.14.6.W22TAB
ἐσθίει
esthiei
“eats”
- Transliteration
- es-THI-ei
- Extended
- ehs-thih-EI
- IPA
- /esˈtʰi.ei/
Meaning by language
- English
- eats
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
es-THI-ei
- sentence
ho phro-NON tên hê-ME-ran ky-REE-ō phro-NEI KAI ho es-THI-ōn ky-REE-ō es-THI-ei eu-kha-ri-STEI gar tôi the-Ô KAI ho MÊ es-THI-ōn ky-REE-ō ouk es-THI-ei KAI eu-kha-ri-STEI tôi the-Ô
Exegesis
These participles function as subjects of their respective finite verbs phronei {φρονεῖ | phro-NEî} ‘considers’, esthiei {ἐσθίει | es-THÍ-ei} ‘eats’, and the second esthiei in the negative clause.
Root and etymology
esthiōepsilon–sigma–theta–iota–omega
“to eat, consume food”
In context — Romans 14:6
The one who considers the day, considers it for the Lord ; and the one who eats, eats for the Lord, for he gives thanks to God ; and the one who does not eat, for the Lord he does not eat, and he gives thanks to God.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:6:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Romans 14:6, so the Greek word ἐσθίει (esthiei) 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.14.6.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.6.W22.S1) and character.