Romans 15:13:17Rom.15.13.W17TAB
περισσεύειν
perisseuein
“to abound”
- Transliteration
- pe-ris-SEU-ein
- Extended
- peh-rihs-SEU-ehn
- IPA
- /pe.risˈseu.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to abound
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ris-SEU-ein
- sentence
ho de the-OS tês el-PEE-dos plê-RO-sai hy-MAS PA-sês kha-RAS kai ei-RÊ-nês en tôi pis-TEU-ein eis to pe-ris-SEU-ein hy-MAS en têi el-PEE-di en dy-NA-mei PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou
Exegesis
The following eis to perisseuein hymas en tē elpidi {εἰς τὸ περισσεύειν ὑμᾶς ἐν τῇ ἐλπίδι | eis to pe-ris-seú-ein hy-mâs en tē el-pí-di} employs another articular infinitive with eis to express intended result or purpose: the filling with joy and peace in believing aims “toward” the readers’ abounding in hope.
In context — Romans 15:13
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Romans 15:13, so the Greek word περισσεύειν (perisseuein) 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.15.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.13.W17.S1) and character.