Romans 15:1:13Rom.15.1.W13TAB
ἑαυτοῖς
heautois
“ourselves”
- Transliteration
- he-au-TOIS
- Extended
- heh-au-TOIS
- IPA
- /he.auˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- ourselves
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
he-au-TOIS
- sentence
o-PHEI-lo-men de hê-MEIS hoi dy-na-TOI ta a-sthe-NEE-ma-ta tôn a-dy-NA-tôn bas-TA-zein KAI mê he-au-TOIS a-RES-kein
Exegesis
The coordinated infinitive clause kai me heautois areskein {καὶ μὴ ἑαυτοῖς ἀρέσκειν | kaí mḕ heautoîs aréskein} ‘and not to please ourselves’ balances the first infinitive, creating a positive–negative pair: the strong must take up the burdens of others and simultaneously refuse self-pleasing behavior. Both infinitives share the same finite verb, so the translation preserves this parallelism with matched verbal forms (“to bear … and not to please”), maintaining the contrast between outward-oriented service and inward-directed gratification.
In context — Romans 15:1
But we who are strong are obligated to bear the weaknesses of those who are weak, and not to please ourselves.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 15:1, so the Greek word ἑαυτοῖς (heautois) 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.15.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.1.W13.S1) and character.