Romans 15:26:8Rom.15.26.W8TAB
ποιήσασθαι
poiêsasthai
“to make”
- Transliteration
- poi-Ê-sa-sthai
- Extended
- poi-AY-sa-sthai
- IPA
- /poiˈɛː.sas.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| 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
poi-Ê-sa-sthai
- 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.
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 15:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 15:26, so the Greek word ποιήσασθαι (poiêsasthai) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.26.W8.S1) and character.