Romans 15:30:1Rom.15.30.W1TAB
Παρακαλῶ
parakalo
“I urge”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-ka-LO
- Extended
- pah-rah-kah-LOH
- IPA
- /pa.ra.kaˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I urge
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-ka-LO
- sentence
pa-ra-ka-LO de hy-MAS a-del-FOI di-A tou ky-REE-oo hê-MON ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO KAI di-A tês a-GA-pês tou PNEU-ma-tos sy-na-gō-NI-sa(s)-thai moi en tais pro-seu-KHAIS hy-PER e-MOU pros ton the-ON
Exegesis
The sentence begins with parakalo {Παρακαλῶ | Parakalô} ‘I urge’, a present indicative used performatively to issue an appeal, with the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} lightly linking this exhortation to the surrounding context.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, encourage, urge”
In context — Romans 15:30
But I urge you, brothers, through our Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit , to strive together with me in the prayers for me to God .
About this coordinate
Romans 15:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 15:30, so the Greek word Παρακαλῶ (parakalo) 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.15.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.30.W1.S1) and character.