Romans 16:4:18Rom.16.4.W18TAB
αἱ
hai
“the”
- Transliteration
- hai
- Extended
- hai
- IPA
- /hai/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hai
- sentence
HOI-ti-nes hy-PER tês psy-KHÊS mou ton he-au-TÔN TRA-khē-lon hy-PE-thē-kan hois ouk e-GŌ MO-nos eu-kha-ri-STÔ al-LA kai PA-sai hai ek-klē-SI-ai tôn eth-NÔN
Exegesis
The structure ouk egō monos alla kai pasai hai ekklēsiai {οὐκ ἐγὼ μόνος ἀλλὰ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἐκκλησίαι | ouk egṓ mónos allà kaí pâsai haí ekklēsiai} forms a "not only... but also" contrast, expanding the subject of gratitude from Paul alone to "all the churches."
Root and etymology
aspazomaialpha–sigma–pi–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to greet warmly”
In context — Romans 16:4
Who for my life laid down their own neck, to whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:4:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Romans 16:4, so the Greek word αἱ (hai) 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.16.4.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.4.W18.S1) and character.