Romans 15:19:3Rom.15.19.W3TAB
σημείων
sêmeiōn
“of signs”
- Transliteration
- sê-MEI-ōn
- Extended
- sê-MEI-ohn
- IPA
- /sɛːˈmiː.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sê-MEI-ōn
- sentence
en dy-NA-mei sê-MEI-ōn kai te-RA-tōn en dy-NA-mei PNEU-ma-tos HŌ-ste me a-PO ie-rou-sa-LÊM kai KY-klō ME-khri tou il-ly-ri-KOU pe-plê-rō-KE-nai to eu-an-GE-li-on tou khree-STOO
Exegesis
The verse begins with two parallel instrumental phrases, en dynamei sēmeiōn kai teratōn {ἐν δυνάμει σημείων καὶ τεράτων | en dynámei sēmeíōn kaí terátōn} ‘in the power of signs and wonders’ and en dynamei pneumatos {ἐν δυνάμει πνεύματος | en dynámei pneúmatos} ‘in the power of the Spirit,’ where the preposition en with the dative conveys means and the genitives specify miraculous agency.
Root and etymology
sēmasigma–eta–mu–alpha
“sign, mark”
In context — Romans 15:19
By the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit , so that from Jerusalem and all around as far as Illyricum I have fulfilled the gospel of Christ .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 15:19, so the Greek word σημείων (sêmeiōn) 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.15.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.19.W3.S1) and character.