Romans 15:2:4Rom.15.2.W4TAB
πλησίον
plêsion
“neighbor”
- Transliteration
- plê-SI-on
- Extended
- plê-SIH-on
- IPA
- /plɛːˈsi.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- neighbor
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
plê-SI-on
- sentence
HE-ka-stos hê-MON tô plê-SI-on a-res-KE-tô eis to a-ga-THON pros oi-ko-do-MÊN
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō plēsion {τῷ πλησίον | tō plēsíon} marks the indirect object, the one for whom the action is performed.
Root and etymology
plēsiospi–lambda–eta–sigma–iota–omicron–sigma
“near, neighboring”
In context — Romans 15:2
Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, for building up .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 15:2, so the Greek word πλησίον (plêsion) 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.15.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.2.W4.S1) and character.