Romans 16:4:2Rom.16.4.W2TAB
ὑπὲρ
hyper
“for”
- Transliteration
- hy-PER
- Extended
- hy-PEHR
- IPA
- /hyˈper/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
hy-PER
- 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 prepositional phrase hyper tēs psychēs mou {ὑπὲρ τῆς ψυχῆς μου | hypèr tês psukhês mou} uses hyper with the genitive to express acting "for the sake of" or "on behalf of" Paul's very life, where psychē {ψυχή | psukhḗ} denotes his life as a whole person.
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 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 16:4, so the Greek word ὑπὲρ (hyper) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.4.W2.S1) and character.