Romans 15:22:3Rom.15.22.W3TAB
ἐνεκοπτόμην
enekoptomên
“I was being hindered”
- Transliteration
- e-ne-kop-TO-mên
- Extended
- eh-neh-kohp-TOH-mêhn
- IPA
- /e.ne.kopˈto.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was being hindered
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-ne-kop-TO-mên
- sentence
di-O KAI e-ne-kop-TO-mên TA pol-LA TOU el-THEIN pros hy-MAS
Exegesis
The verb enekoptomen {ἐνεκοπτόμην | enekoptómen} “I was being hindered” is in the imperfect passive indicative, portraying repeated or continual obstruction over a past period rather than a single event.
Root and etymology
enkoptoenköptō
“to cut into, hinder, impede”
In context — Romans 15:22
Therefore, I also have been hindered many times from coming to you .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 15:22, so the Greek word ἐνεκοπτόμην (enekoptomên) 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.15.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.22.W3.S1) and character.