Romans 14:6:4Rom.14.6.W4TAB
ἡμέραν
hêmeran
“day”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ran
- Extended
- hay-MEH-rahn
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ran
- 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
The object phrase tēn hēmeran {τὴν ἡμέραν | tḗn hē-MÉ-ran} ‘the day’ appears only in the first clause but is conceptually limited to the issue of special days discussed in the broader context.
Root and etymology
Rooteta–mu–epsilon–rho–alpha
“day, daylight, period”
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 14:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 14:6, so the Greek word ἡμέραν (hêmeran) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.6.W4.S1) and character.