Romans 15:14:1Rom.15.14.W1TAB
Πέπεισμαι
pepeismai
“I am convinced”
- Transliteration
- PE-peis-mai
- Extended
- PEH-peis-mai
- IPA
- /ˈpe.peis.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am convinced
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PE-peis-mai
- sentence
PE-peis-mai DE a-del-PHOI mou KAI au-TOS e-GÔ pe-RI hy-MÔN HO-ti KAI au-TOI mes-TOI ES-te a-ga-thô-SY-nês pe-plê-rô-ME-noi PA-sês GNÔ-se-ôs dy-NA-me-noi KAI al-LÊ-lous nou-the-TEIN
Exegesis
The verse opens with pepeismai {Πέπεισμαι | Pé-peis-mai} ‘I am convinced’, a perfect tense verb that emphasizes a settled, ongoing state of confidence.
Root and etymology
peithopi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, cause to trust”
In context — Romans 15:14
But I myself am convinced about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are also full of goodness , having been filled with all knowledge , able also to instruct one another.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 15:14, so the Greek word Πέπεισμαι (pepeismai) 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.15.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.14.W1.S1) and character.