Romans 16:7:6Rom.16.7.W6TAB
συγγενεῖς
syngenneis
“kinsmen”
- Transliteration
- syn-gen-NEIS
- Extended
- syn-geh n-NEIS
- IPA
- /syŋ.genˈneis/
Meaning by language
- English
- kinsmen
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
syn-gen-NEIS
- 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
These names are further defined by the appositional accusatives syngeneis mou {συγγενεῖς μου | syngeneîs moû} and synaichmalotous mou {συναιχμαλώτους μου | synaichmalṓtous moû}, highlighting kinship and shared imprisonment.
Root and etymology
Rootsyngenēs
“of the same family”
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 16:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Romans 16:7, so the Greek word συγγενεῖς (syngenneis) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.16.7.W6.S1) and character.