Romans 15:3:7Rom.15.3.W7TAB
ἤρεσεν
êresen
“pleased”
- Transliteration
- Ê-re-sen
- Extended
- êh-reh-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.re.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- pleased
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-re-sen
- sentence
KAI gar ho khree-STOS oukh he-au-TOI Ê-re-sen al-LA ka-THÔS GE-grap-tai hoi o-nei-dis-MOI tôn o-nei-di-ZON-tōn se e-PE-pe-san ep e-ME
Exegesis
The subject ho Christos {ὁ Χριστὸς | ho Khristós} stands first for emphasis, followed by the negated verb phrase oukh ēresen heautō {οὐχ ἤρεσεν ἑαυτῷ | oukh ḗresen heautôi}. The aorist indicative ēresen presents Christ’s refusal to seek His own advantage as a decisive, paradigmatic fact rather than an ongoing process. The dative heautō marks the one who could have been the beneficiary of His pleasing action, with the negation oukh excluding this possibility.
In context — Romans 15:3
For even Christ did not please Himself, but just as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproach You fell upon Me.”
About this coordinate
Romans 15:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Romans 15:3, so the Greek word ἤρεσεν (êresen) 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.15.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.3.W7.S1) and character.