Romans 4:14:9Rom.4.14.W9TAB
πίστις
pistis
“faith”
- Transliteration
- PIS-tis
- Extended
- PIHS-tihs
- IPA
- /ˈpis.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- faith
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PIS-tis
- sentence
ei gar hoi ek NO-mou klê-ro-NO-moi ke-KE-nō-tai hê PIS-tis kai ka-TÊR-gê-tai hê e-pang-ge-LI-a
Exegesis
In the apodosis, two parallel perfect passive indicative verbs highlight resultant states: kekenotai {κεκένωται | ke-ké-nō-tai} ‘has been emptied’ takes pistis {πίστις | pís-tis} ‘faith’ as its subject, and katergetai {κατήργηται | ka-tḗr-gē-tai} ‘has been nullified’ takes epangelia {ἐπαγγελία | e-pang-gé-lí-a} ‘promise’ as its subject.
Root and etymology
peithōpei-thō | pi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, trust”
In context — Romans 4:14
For if the heirs are those who are from the law, then faith is emptied, and the promise is rendered ineffective.
About this coordinate
Romans 4:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Romans 4:14, so the Greek word πίστις (pistis) 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.4.14.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.4.14.W9.S1) and character.