Romans 15:13:19Rom.15.13.W19TAB
ἐν
en
“in”
- Transliteration
- en
- Extended
- ehn
- IPA
- /en/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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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 prepositional phrase en tō pisteuein {ἐν τῷ πιστεύειν | en tō pis-teú-ein} uses an articular infinitive, portraying “believing” as the ongoing realm or manner in which joy and peace are experienced.
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.
The repeated en-phrases structure the verse around spheres and means: first en tē elpidi marks the domain in which the believers are to abound, then en dynamei pneumatos hagiou {ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος ἁγίου | en dy-ná-mei pneú-matos ha-gí-ou} specifies the empowering means, namely the power belonging to the Holy Spirit. Word order keeps ho theos toward the front for emphasis, then cascades through content (joy and peace), sphere (believing), purpose (abounding in hope), and means (power of the Spirit), a flow mirrored in the English renderings to preserve both theological focus and rhetorical build-up.
Root and etymology
opheilōomicron–phi–epsilon–iota–lambda–omega
“to owe, be obligated”
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 15:13:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Romans 15:13, so the Greek word ἐν (en) 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.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.13.W19.S1) and character.