Romans 16:2:21Rom.16.2.W21TAB
προστάτις
prostatis
“a patron”
- Transliteration
- pro-STA-tis
- Extended
- proh-STAH-tihs
- IPA
- /proˈsta.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- a patron
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-STA-tis
- sentence
HI-na au-TEEN pros-DEK-sê-s-the en KY-ree-ô ak-SI-ôs tôn ha-GI-ôn KAI pa-ra-STÊ-te au-TÊ en hôi an hy-MÔN khrÊ-dzê PRAG-ma-ti KAI gar au-TÊ pro-STA-tis pol-LÔN e-ge-NÊ-thê KAI e-MOU au-TOU
Exegesis
The noun prostátis {προστάτις | prostátis} with its genitive pollō̂n {πολλῶν | pollō̂n} specifies her patronal role, and the intensive genitive emoû autoû {ἐμοῦ αὐτοῦ | emoû autoû} personalizes her benefaction.
Root and etymology
prostatespi–rho–omicron–sigma–tau–alpha–tau–eta–sigma
“protector, patron, leader”
In context — Romans 16:2
Receive her in the Lord in a manner that befits the saints, and stand by her in whatever need she may have, for she herself has become a benefactor of many, including me.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:2:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Romans 16:2, so the Greek word προστάτις (prostatis) 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.16.2.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.2.W21.S1) and character.