Romans 16:18:13Rom.16.18.W13TAB
κοιλίᾳ
koiliai
“belly”
- Transliteration
- koi-LI-ai
- Extended
- koi-LIH-ai
- IPA
- /koiˈli.aːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- belly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
koi-LI-ai
- sentence
hoi gar toi-OU-toi tôi KY-ree-ō hê-MON khree-STÔI ou dou-LEU-ou-sin al-LA têi he-au-TÔN koi-LI-ai kai di-A tês khrē-sto-lo-GI-as kai eu-lo-GI-as ek-sa-pa-TOU-si tas kar-DI-as tôn a-KA-kōn
Exegesis
The verb ou douleúousin {οὐ δουλεύουσιν | ou douleúousin} negates ongoing service, which is contrasted by alla {ἀλλὰ | allà} with the dative tē heautōn koilíā {τῇ ἑαυτῶν κοιλίᾳ | tê heautôn koilíā}, a metaphor for self-indulgent desires.
Root and etymology
koiloskoî-los
“hollow space, belly”
In context — Romans 16:18
For people like that do not serve our Lord Christ , but serve their own belly, and through smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the innocent.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 16:18, so the Greek word κοιλίᾳ (koiliai) 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.16.18.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.18.W13.S1) and character.