Romans 16:4:8Rom.16.4.W8TAB
τράχηλον
trakhēlon
“neck”
- Transliteration
- TRA-khē-lon
- Extended
- TRAH-khay-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈtra.kʰɛː.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- neck
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
TRA-khē-lon
- 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 aorist verb hypethēkan {ὑπέθηκαν | hypéthēkan} is complemented by the object ton heautōn trachēlon {τὸν ἑαυτῶν τράχηλον | tón heautôn trákhēlon}, forming an idiom for putting one's neck on the line, a metaphor for accepting the possibility of execution.
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 16:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 16:4, so the Greek word τράχηλον (trakhēlon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.4.W8.S1) and character.