Romans 16:1:10Rom.16.1.W10TAB
διάκονον
diakonon
“servant”
- Transliteration
- di-A-ko-non
- Extended
- dih-AH-koh-nohn
- IPA
- /diˈa.ko.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- servant
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-A-ko-non
- sentence
sy-NI-stê-mi de hy-MIN PHOI-bên tên a-del-PHÊN hê-MON OU-san kai di-A-ko-non tês ek-klê-SI-as tês en ken-khre-AIS
Exegesis
Within this participial description, kai {καί | kaí} coordinates adelphen and diakonon {διάκονον | diákonon}, presenting Phoebe both as a “sister” (relational identity) and as a “servant/minister” (functional role).
In context — Romans 16:1
I commend to you our sister Phoebe, who is both a servant of the church in Cenchrea.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 16:1, so the Greek word διάκονον (diakonon) 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.16.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.1.W10.S1) and character.