Romans 15:14:3Rom.15.14.W3TAB
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOI
- Extended
- ah-del-PHOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOI
- 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 vocative adelphoi mou {ἀδελφοί μου | a-del-phoí mou} ‘my brothers’ uses familial address to communicate warmth and solidarity.
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 15:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 15:14, so the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.14.W3.S1) and character.