Romans 3:7:10Rom.3.7.W10TAB
ψεύσματι
pseusmati
“lie”
- Transliteration
- PSEU-sma-ti
- Extended
- PSEU-smah-tih
- IPA
- /ˈpseu̯s.ma.ti/
Meaning by language
- English
- lie
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PSEU-sma-ti
- sentence
ei de hê a-LEE-thei-a tou the-OU en tôi e-MÔI PSEU-sma-ti e-pe-RI-sseu-sen eis tên DO-ksan au-TOU TI E-ti ka-GÔ hôs ha-mar-tô-LOS KRI-no-mai
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tō emō pseusmati {ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ ψεύσματι | en tō emō pseús-ma-ti} uses en with the dative to express sphere or instrument, “in” or “through” Paul’s lie, presenting a stark contrast between divine truth and human falsehood.
Root and etymology
pseudōpsi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omega
“to lie, to deceive”
In context — Romans 3:7
But if the truth of God has abounded through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner?
About this coordinate
Romans 3:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Romans 3:7, so the Greek word ψεύσματι (pseusmati) 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.3.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.3.7.W10.S1) and character.