Romans 15:9:10Rom.15.9.W10TAB
γέγραπται
gegraptai
“it is written”
- Transliteration
- GE-grap-tai
- Extended
- GEH-grahp-tai
- IPA
- /ˈge.grap.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is written
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GE-grap-tai
- sentence
ta de E-thnê hy-PER e-LE-ous dok-SA-sai ton the-ON ka-THÔS GE-grap-tai di-A TOU-to ek-so-mo-lo-GÊ-so-mai soi en E-thne-si kai tôi o-NO-ma-ti sou psa-LÔ
Exegesis
The comparative conjunction kathōs {καθὼς | kathṓs} ‘just as’ introduces a scriptural validation clause, with gegraptai {γέγραπται | gé-grap-tai} ‘it stands written’ serving as a formal citation formula.
Root and etymology
graphōgamma–rho–alpha–phi–omega
“to write, inscribe”
In context — Romans 15:9
But the nations , for mercy, are to glorify God , just as it is written: “Because of this I will praise You among the nations, and I will sing to Your name.”
About this coordinate
Romans 15:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 15:9, so the Greek word γέγραπται (gegraptai) 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.15.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.9.W10.S1) and character.