Romans 15:4:12Rom.15.4.W12TAB
ὑπομονῆς
hypomonês
“endurance”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-mo-NÊS
- Extended
- hü-poh-moh-NÊS
- IPA
- /hy.po.moˈnɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- endurance
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hy-po-mo-NÊS
- sentence
HO-sa gar pro-e-GRA-phê eis tên hê-me-TE-ran di-das-ka-LI-an e-GRA-phê HI-na di-A tês hy-po-mo-NÊS kai di-A tês pa-ra-KLÊ-se-ôs tôn gra-PHÔN tên el-PI-da E-kho-men
Exegesis
The hina clause with echōmen {ἔχωμεν | é-khō-men} in the present subjunctive expresses desired ongoing possession 'we may have.' Within this clause, the paired prepositional phrases dia tēs hypomonēs kai dia tēs paraklēseōs tōn graphōn {διὰ τῆς ὑπομονῆς καὶ διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως τῶν γραφῶν | diá tēs hy-po-mo-nês kaí diá tēs pa-ra-klḗ-se-ōs tôn gra-phôn} specify means 'through perseverance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures,' linking inner endurance with external scriptural consolation to produce hope.
Root and etymology
hypomenōupsilon–pi–omicron–mu–epsilon–nu–omega
“to remain under, endure”
In context — Romans 15:4
For whatever was written earlier was written for our instruction , so that through perseverance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures, we may have hope.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 15:4, so the Greek word ὑπομονῆς (hypomonês) 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.15.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.4.W12.S1) and character.