Romans 2:8:3Rom.2.8.W3TAB

ἐξ

eks

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Transliteration
eks
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ehks
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/eks/

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Xix — as in axiom (ks)

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  1. word

    eks

  2. sentence

    tois de eks e-ri-THEI-as KAI a-pei-THOU-si tê a-lê-THEI-a pei-tho-ME-nois de tê a-di-KI-a or-GÊ KAI thy-MOS

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase ex eritheias {ἐξ ἐριθείας | ex eritheías} expresses the source or motive, “from selfish ambition,” characterizing the inner disposition of the group.

In contextRomans 2:8

But for those who are of selfish ambition and disobey the truth , but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

About this coordinate

Romans 2:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 2:8, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.2.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.2.8.W3.S1) and character.