Romans 15:23:7Rom.15.23.W7TAB
τοῖς
tois
“the”
- Transliteration
- tois
- Extended
- tois
- IPA
- /tois/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tois
- 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 clause mēketi topon echon en tois klimasi toutois {μηκέτι τόπον ἔχων ἐν τοῖς κλίμασι τούτοις | mē-ké-ti tó-pon é-chōn en toîs klí-ma-si toú-tois} uses the present active participle echon as a circumstantial participle to describe Paul’s current state of not having an assigned sphere of work. Topos here idiomatically denotes available opportunity rather than mere geographic location.
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 15:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 15:23, so the Greek word τοῖς (tois) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.23.W7.S1) and character.