Romans 2:7:4Rom.2.7.W4TAB
ὑπομονὴν
hypomonên
“patience”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-mo-NÊN
- Extended
- hy-poh-moh-NÊN
- IPA
- /hy.po.moˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- patience
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-po-mo-NÊN
- sentence
tois men kath hy-po-mo-NÊN ER-gou a-ga-THOU DO-ksan KAI ti-MÊN KAI aph-thar-SI-an dzê-TOU-sin zô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kath hupomonen {καθʼ ὑπομονὴν | kath' hupomonḕn} modifies their manner of life, expressing that their conduct is characterized “according to perseverance,” which gives a qualitative frame to the following genitive construction.
Root and etymology
menomu–epsilon–nu–omega
“to remain, endure”
In context — Romans 2:7
To those indeed who, according to perseverance in good work, are seeking glory and honor and immortality, eternal life .
About this coordinate
Romans 2:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Romans 2:7, so the Greek word ὑπομονὴν (hypomonên) 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.2.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.2.7.W4.S1) and character.