Romans 15:18:13Rom.15.18.W13TAB
ὑπακοὴν
hypakoên
“obedience”
- Transliteration
- hy-pa-ko-ÊN
- Extended
- hyoo-pah-koh-AYN
- IPA
- /hy.pa.koˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- obedience
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-pa-ko-ÊN
- sentence
ou gar tol-MÊ-sō ti la-LEIN hōn ou ka-teir-GA-sa-to khri-STOS di e-MOU eis hy-pa-ko-ÊN eth-NŌN LO-gō kai ER-gō
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis hupakoen ethnon {εἰς ὑπακοὴν ἐθνῶν | eis hupakoḗn ethnôn} expresses purpose or result, “for the obedience of the Gentiles,” with the genitive ethnon specifying whose obedience is in view.
Root and etymology
hupakououpsilon–pi–alpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to listen under, to obey”
In context — Romans 15:18
For I will not dare to speak of anything except those things which Christ has accomplished through me for the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and by deed .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 15:18, so the Greek word ὑπακοὴν (hypakoên) 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.15.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.18.W13.S1) and character.