Romans 16:22:8Rom.16.22.W8TAB
ἐπιστολήν
epistolên
“letter”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-sto-LÊN
- Extended
- eh-pih-stoh-LAYN
- IPA
- /e.pi.stoˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- letter
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-sto-LÊN
- sentence
a-SPA-zo-mai hy-MAS e-GO TER-ti-os ho GRA-psas tên e-pi-sto-LÊN en KY-ree-ō
Exegesis
The articular participial phrase ho grapsas {ὁ γράψας | ho grápsas} “the one who wrote” stands in apposition to Tertios, functioning as a descriptive modifier that identifies his role as the one who wrote tēn epistolēn {τὴν ἐπιστολὴν | tḕn epistolḕn} “the letter.”
Root and etymology
epistellōepsilon–pi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to send a message”
In context — Romans 16:22
I, Tertius , who wrote this letter, greet you in the Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 16:22, so the Greek word ἐπιστολήν (epistolên) 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.16.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.22.W8.S1) and character.