Romans 15:1:8Rom.15.1.W8TAB
τῶν
tôn
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tôn
- Extended
- tohn
- IPA
- /tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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tôn
- 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 object phrase ta asthenemata ton adynaton {τὰ ἀσθενήματα τῶν ἀδυνάτων | tà asthenḗmata tôn adynátōn} ‘the weaknesses of the weak’ combines a neuter plural noun with a genitive plural adjective, indicating the limitations that belong to, or characterize, the weak.
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 15:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 15:1, so the Greek word τῶν (tôn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.1.W8.S1) and character.