Romans 16:17:5Rom.16.17.W5TAB

σκοπεῖν

skopein

to watch

Transliteration
sko-PEIN
Extended
skoh-PEIN
IPA
/skoˈpiːn/

Meaning by language

English
to watch

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Result
σκο + πεῖν
sko + pein
skopein

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Kappak — as in kite
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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  1. word

    sko-PEIN

  2. sentence

    pa-ra-ka-LO de hy-MAS a-del-PHOI sko-PEIN tous tas di-kho-sta-SEE-as kai ta SKAN-da-la pa-RA tên di-da-KHÊN hên hy-MEIS e-MA-the-te poi-OU-ntas kai ek-KLI-ne-te ap au-TÔN

Exegesis

The infinitive skopein {σκοπεῖν | sko-peîn} complements parakalō and governs the object phrase tous … poiountas, identifying those “who are producing” negative effects.

In contextRomans 16:17

Now I urge you, brothers, keep watch over those who produce divisions and lay stumbling-blocks that oppose the teaching you learned, and turn away from them.

About this coordinate

Romans 16:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 16:17, so the Greek word σκοπεῖν (skopein) 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.16.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.17.W5.S1) and character.