Romans 4:13:5Rom.4.13.W5TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- hay
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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hê
- sentence
ou gar di-A NO-mou hê e-pa-ngge-LI-a tôi a-bra-AM ê tôi SPER-ma-ti au-TOU to klê-ro-NO-mon au-TON EI-nai KOS-mou al-LA di-A di-kai-o-SY-nês PI-ste-ôs
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase dia nomou {διὰ νόμου | diá nó-mou} ‘through law’ precedes the subject hē epangelia {ἡ ἐπαγγελία | hē epangelía} ‘the promise’, emphasizing the means being denied.
The dative clause tō Abraam ē tō spermati autou {τῷ Ἀβραὰμ ἢ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ | toî Abraám ē toî spérma-ti autoû} ‘to Abraham or to his offspring’ identifies the promise’s recipients.
Root and etymology
dikaioōdi-ka-i-ó-ō
“to justify”
In context — Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and to his offspring—that he would be heir of the world—did not come through the law, but through the righteousness of faith .
About this coordinate
Romans 4:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Romans 4:13, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.4.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.4.13.W5.S1) and character.