Romans 16:7:13Rom.16.7.W13TAB
ἐπίσημοι
episêmoi
“notable”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-sê-moi
- Extended
- eh-PIH-say-moi
- IPA
- /eˈpi.seː.moi/
Meaning by language
- English
- notable
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-sê-moi
- sentence
as-PA-sa-sthe an-DRO-ni-kon KAI iou-NEE-an tous syn-gen-NEIS mou KAI syn-aikh-ma-LO-tous mou HOI-ti-nes ei-SIN e-PI-sê-moi en tois a-po-STO-lois hoi KAI pro e-MOU GE-go-nan en khree-STÔ
Exegesis
The first relative clause, hoitines eisin episemoi en tois apostolois {οἵτινες εἰσιν ἐπίσημοι ἐν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις | hoítines eísin epísēmoi en toîs apostólois}, uses episemoi with en tois apostolois to indicate reputation within the apostolic circle without implying formal office.
Root and etymology
Rootepi
“marked, notable”
In context — Romans 16:7
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and fellow prisoners, who are well known among the apostles , and who also were in Christ before me.
About this coordinate
Romans 16:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Romans 16:7, so the Greek word ἐπίσημοι (episêmoi) 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.16.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.7.W13.S1) and character.