Romans 15:26:6Rom.15.26.W6TAB
κοινωνίαν
koinōnian
“a contribution”
- Transliteration
- koi-nō-NI-an
- Extended
- koi-noh-NI-ahn
- IPA
- /koi.noˈni.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- a contribution
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
koi-nō-NI-an
- sentence
eu-DO-kê-san gar ma-ke-do-NI-a KAI a-kha-I-a koi-nō-NI-an ti-NA poi-Ê-sa-sthai eis tous ptō-KHOUS tōn ha-GI-ōn tōn en ie-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The object of their favorable decision is expressed by koinonian tina {κοινωνίαν τινὰ | koinōnían tiná}, an accusative noun with an indefinite pronoun, literally “a certain contribution,” which is further specified by the complementary infinitive poiesasthai {ποιήσασθαι | poiḗsasthai} “to make,” a middle-form that can suggest voluntary, personally involved action.
Root and etymology
koinoskappa–omicron–iota–nu–omicron–sigma
“common, shared”
In context — Romans 15:26
For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are in Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 15:26, so the Greek word κοινωνίαν (koinōnian) 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.15.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.26.W6.S1) and character.