Romans 15:16:10Rom.15.16.W10TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- sentence
eis to EI-nai me lei-touR-GON khree-STOO ee-ay-SOO eis ta E-thnê hi-e-rouR-GOUN-ta to eu-an-GE-li-on tou the-OU HI-na GE-nê-tai hê pros-pho-RA tôn e-THNÔN eu-PROS-dek-tos hê-gi-as-ME-nê en PNEU-ma-ti ha-GI-oi
Exegesis
The second prepositional phrase eis ta ethne {εἰς τὰ ἔθνη | eîs tà Éth-nē} indicates the direction and sphere of this ministry, namely “to the nations” or “to the Gentiles.”
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group, Gentile”
In context — Romans 15:16
In order that I might be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest for the gospel of God , so that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, having been sanctified in the Holy Spirit .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:16:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 15:16, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.15.16.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.16.W10.S1) and character.