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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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
sko-PEIN
- 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 context — Romans 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.