Romans 15:13:9Rom.15.13.W9TAB
χαρᾶς
kharas
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RAS
- Extended
- khah-RAHS
- IPA
- /kʰaˈras/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kha-RAS
- 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 optative verb plērōsai {πληρώσαι | plē-ró-sai} expresses a wish-prayer, typical of benedictory language, with hymas {ὑμᾶς | hy-mâs} as its direct object, and the genitive phrase pasēs charas kai eirēnēs {πάσης χαρᾶς καὶ εἰρήνης | pá-sēs kha-râs kaí ei-rḗ-nēs} indicating the content with which the readers are to be filled.
Root and etymology
charchi–alpha–rho
“joy, gladness”
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 15:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Romans 15:13, so the Greek word χαρᾶς (kharas) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.13.W9.S1) and character.