Romans 15:16:22Rom.15.16.W22TAB
εὐπρόσδεκτος
euprosdektos
“acceptable”
- Transliteration
- eu-PROS-dek-tos
- Extended
- eh-oo-PROS-dehk-tohs
- IPA
- /euˈpros.dek.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- acceptable
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-PROS-dek-tos
- 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 predicate adjective euprosdektos {εὐπρόσδεκτος | eu-PROS-dek-tos}, “acceptable,” describes the desired state of that offering.
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 15:16:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Romans 15:16, so the Greek word εὐπρόσδεκτος (euprosdektos) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.16.W22.S1) and character.