Romans 16:11:4Rom.16.11.W4TAB
συγγενῆ
synggenê
“kinsman”
- Transliteration
- syng-ge-NÊ
- Extended
- syng-geh-NÊ
- IPA
- /syŋ.geˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- kinsman
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
syng-ge-NÊ
- sentence
a-SPA-sa-sthe hê-rō-DI-o-na ton syng-ge-NÊ mou a-SPA-sa-sthe tous ek tôn nar-KIS-sou tous ON-tas en ky-RI-ō
Exegesis
In the first clause, the direct object is Hērōdiona {Ἡρῳδίωνα | Hērōdíōna}, which is further specified by the appositional accusative phrase ton syngenē mou {τὸν συγγενῆ μου | tón syngenḗ mou} ‘my kinsman’, marking Herodion as personally related to Paul.
Root and etymology
syngen-sigma–upsilon–gamma–gamma–epsilon–nu
“one related by birth, kinsman”
In context — Romans 16:11
Greet Herodion, my kinsman . Greet those from the household of Narcissus who are in the Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 16:11, so the Greek word συγγενῆ (synggenê) 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.16.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.11.W4.S1) and character.