Romans 15:8:6Rom.15.8.W6TAB
περιτομῆς
peritomês
“of the circumcision”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-to-MÊS
- Extended
- peh-ri-toh-MÊHS
- IPA
- /pe.ri.toˈmɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the circumcision
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-to-MÊS
- 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 genitive peritomēs {περιτομῆς | peritomês} functions as a genitive of reference or subordination, indicating the group to whom this servanthood is directed, namely “the circumcision,” a shorthand for the Jewish people.
Root and etymology
peritemnōpi–epsilon–rho–iota–tau–epsilon–mu–nu–omega
“to cut around, circumcise”
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 15:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 15:8, so the Greek word περιτομῆς (peritomês) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.8.W6.S1) and character.