Romans 16:5:13Rom.16.5.W13TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-tin
- Extended
- ehs-tihn
- IPA
- /es.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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es-tin
- sentence
KAI TÊN kat OI-kon au-TÔN ek-klê-SI-an as-PA-sa-sthe e-PAI-ne-ton ton a-ga-pê-TON mou hos es-tin a-par-KHÊ tês a-SI-as eis khree-STON
Exegesis
The relative clause hòs estìn aparchḕ tês Asías eis Christón {ὃς ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀσίας εἰς Χριστόν | hòs estìn aparchḕ tês Asías eis Christón} uses aparchḕ with a genitive of source and eis + accusative to express Epaenetus as the firstfruits of the region oriented “into Christ.” The translation preserves the Greek emphasis by rendering the fronted clause naturally, while the metaphorical aparchḕ remains literal in the formal and is clarified dynamically as the first convert.
In context — Romans 16:5
And also greet the assembly that meets in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the firstfruits from Asia to Christ .
About this coordinate
Romans 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 16:5, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.5.W13.S1) and character.