Romans 5:21:15Rom.5.21.W15TAB
δικαιοσύνης
dikaiosynês
“righteousness”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-o-SY-nês
- Extended
- dih-kai-oh-SYH-nêhs
- IPA
- /di.kai.oˈsyː.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteousness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
di-kai-o-SY-nês
- sentence
HI-na HÔS-per e-ba-SI-leu-sen hê ha-mar-TI-a en tôi tha-NA-tôi HOU-tôs kai hê KHA-ris ba-si-LEU-sêi di-A di-kai-o-SY-nês eis dzô-ÊN ai-Ô-ni-on di-A ee-ay-SOO khree-STOO tou ky-REE-ou hê-MON
Exegesis
The instrumental phrase dia dikaiosynes {διὰ δικαιοσύνης | di-á di-kai-o-sý-nēs} shows righteousness as the means by which grace exercises its reign, and eis zoen aiōnion {εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον | eis zō-ḗn ai-ṓ-ni-on} marks the goal “into eternal life.”
Root and etymology
dikedelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, legal claim”
In context — Romans 5:21
In order that just as sin ruled in death, so also grace might rule through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord .
About this coordinate
Romans 5:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Romans 5:21, so the Greek word δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosynês) 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.5.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.5.21.W15.S1) and character.