Romans 15:8:16Rom.15.8.W16TAB
πατέρων
paterôn
“fathers”
- Transliteration
- pa-TE-rôn
- Extended
- pah-TEH-rohn
- IPA
- /paˈte.rɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- fathers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-TE-rôn
- sentence
LE-go gar khri-STON DI-a-ko-non ge-ge-NÊS-thai pe-ri-to-MÊS hy-PER a-lê-THEI-as the-OU eis to be-bai-Ô-sai tas e-paŋ-ge-LI-as tôn pa-TE-rôn
Exegesis
The clause eis to bebaiōsai tas epangelias tōn paterōn {εἰς τὸ βεβαιῶσαι τὰς ἐπαγγελίας τῶν πατέρων | eis tó bebaiôsai tás epangelías tōn patérōn} uses eis plus an articular infinitive to denote purpose or intended result: “in order to confirm the promises.” Here tas epangelias is clarified by the genitive tōn paterōn, marking these as the promises made to the patriarchal ancestors. In translation, the articular infinitive construction is rendered with an explicit purpose phrase (“in order to confirm,” “so that … would be confirmed”), and the genitives are expressed by “of” or “to” phrases, preserving both the purpose nuance and the ancestral focus.
In context — Romans 15:8
For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision for the sake of the truth of God , in order to confirm the promises to the fathers.
About this coordinate
Romans 15:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Romans 15:8, so the Greek word πατέρων (paterôn) 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.15.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.8.W16.S1) and character.