Romans 15:27:14Rom.15.27.W14TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations {Gentiles}”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations {Gentiles}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- sentence
eu-DO-kê-san GAR KAI o-phei-LE-tai EI-sin au-TÔN ei gar tois pneu-ma-ti-KOIS au-TÔN e-koi-NÔ-nê-san ta E-thnê o-PHEI-lou-sin kai en tois sar-ki-KOIS lei-tour-GÊ-sai au-TOIS
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois pneumatikois auton {τοῖς πνευματικοῖς αὐτῶν | toîs pneu-ma-ti-koîs au-tôn} functions as the realm or sphere in which participation has taken place, with ekoinonesan ta ethne {ἐκοινώνησαν τὰ ἔθνη | e-koi-nó-nē-san tá éth-nē} placing ta ethne ‘the Gentiles’ as the subject that has shared in “their spiritual things,” referring contextually to the benefits that flow from Jewish spiritual privileges.
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group, Gentile”
In context — Romans 15:27
For they were pleased, and they are indeed debtors to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they also are obliged to minister to them in material things.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:27:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Romans 15:27, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.15.27.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.27.W14.S1) and character.