Romans 15:9:3Rom.15.9.W3TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- 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 verse opens with the nominative subject ta ethnē {τὰ ἔθνη | tà éth-nē} ‘the nations’, followed immediately by the prepositional phrase hyper eleous {ὑπὲρ ἐλέους | hypèr elé-ous} ‘because of mercy’, which expresses the ground or cause for the action that follows.
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group, Gentile”
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 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 15:9, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.15.9.W3.S1) and character.