Romans 5:21:17Rom.5.21.W17TAB
ζωὴν
dzôên
“life”
- Transliteration
- dzô-ÊN
- Extended
- dzoh-EHN
- IPA
- /dzɔːˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dzô-ÊN
- 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
zaōzeta–alpha–omega
“to live”
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 5:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Romans 5:21, so the Greek word ζωὴν (dzôên) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.5.21.W17.S1) and character.