Romans 15:23:19Rom.15.23.W19TAB
ἐτῶν
etōn
“years”
- Transliteration
- e-TŌN
- Extended
- eh-TOHN
- IPA
- /eˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- years
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-TŌN
- sentence
ny-NI de mê-KE-ti TO-pon E-khōn en tois KLI-ma-si TOU-tois e-pi-po-THI-an de E-khōn tou el-THEIN pros hy-MAS a-PO hi-ka-NŌN e-TŌN
Exegesis
The second participial clause, epipothian de echon tou elthein pros hymas apo hikanon eton {ἐπιποθίαν δὲ ἔχων τοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ ἱκανῶν ἐτῶν | e-pi-po-thí-an dè é-chōn toû el-theîn pròs hy-mâs a-pò hi-ka-nôn e-tôn}, presents Paul’s sustained desire through an articular infinitive (tou elthein) specifying the content of his longing. The coordinating participles echon frame both the loss of ministry scope and the enduring yearning, building syntactic cohesion. The prepositional phrase apo hikanon eton conveys duration from the past to the present. The English renderings preserve the participial linkage with parallel structures (“having” … “having”), reflecting ongoing states rather than discrete events.
In context — Romans 15:23
But now, no longer having a place in these regions, and having a longing to come to you for many years;
About this coordinate
Romans 15:23:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Romans 15:23, so the Greek word ἐτῶν (etōn) 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.15.23.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.23.W19.S1) and character.