Romans 3:2:2Rom.3.2.W2TAB
κατὰ
kata
“in”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- in
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- sentence
po-LY ka-TA PAN-ta TRO-pon PRO-ton MEN gar HO-ti e-pi-STEH-thay-san ta LO-gi-a tou the-OU
Exegesis
This is immediately specified by the prepositional phrase kata panta tropon {κατὰ πάντα τρόπον | ka-tá pán-ta tró-pon} “according to every way,” an idiomatic expression for “in every respect,” which intensifies the comprehensiveness of the advantage.
Root and etymology
katargeōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–rho–gamma–epsilon–omega
“to abolish, to make ineffective”
In context — Romans 3:2
Much in every way. First, indeed, for this reason, that they were entrusted with the oracles of God .
About this coordinate
Romans 3:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Romans 3:2, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.3.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.3.2.W2.S1) and character.