Romans 15:20:4Rom.15.20.W4TAB
εὐαγγελίζεσθαι
euanggelidzesthai
“to preach the good news”
- Transliteration
- eu-ang-ge-LI-dze-sthai
- Extended
- eh-oo-ahng-geh-LIH-dzehs-tʰai
- IPA
- /eu.aŋ.geˈli.dze.stʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to preach the good news
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
eu-ang-ge-LI-dze-sthai
- sentence
HOU-tōs de phi-lo-ti-MOU-me-non eu-ang-ge-LI-dze-sthai oukh HO-pou ō-no-MA-sthē khree-STOS HI-na mē ep al-LO-tri-on the-ME-li-on oi-ko-do-MŌ
Exegesis
It is complemented by the infinitive euangelizesthai {εὐαγγελίζεσθαι | eu-an-ge-lí-zes-thai} ‘to proclaim good news’, forming the idea “making it my ambition to evangelize.”
Root and etymology
euangelizomaiepsilon–upsilon–alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–iota–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to announce good news”
In context — Romans 15:20
So I make it my ambition to proclaim the good news, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on another person's foundation .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 15:20, so the Greek word εὐαγγελίζεσθαι (euanggelidzesthai) 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.15.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.20.W4.S1) and character.