Romans 15:16:5Rom.15.16.W5TAB
λειτουργὸν
leitourgon
“minister”
- Transliteration
- lei-touR-GON
- Extended
- lei-tooR-GOHN
- IPA
- /lei.turˈgon/
Meaning by language
- English
- minister
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
lei-touR-GON
- 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 object of this construction is the accusative me leitourgon {με λειτουργὸν | me lei-tour-gón}, “me as a minister,” where leitourgon carries cultic and priestly overtones of official service.
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 15:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 15:16, so the Greek word λειτουργὸν (leitourgon) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.16.W5.S1) and character.