Romans 7:13:3Rom.7.13.W3TAB
ἀγαθὸν
agathon
“good”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-THON
- Extended
- ah-gah-THON
- IPA
- /a.gaˈtʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-THON
- sentence
to oun a-ga-THON e-MOI e-GHE-ne-to THA-na-tos mê GHE-noi-to al-LA hê ha-mar-TI-a HI-na pha-NÊ ha-mar-TI-a di-A tou a-ga-THOU moi ka-ter-ga-dzo-ME-nê THA-na-ton HI-na GHE-nê-tai kath hy-per-bo-LÊN ha-mar-tô-LOS hê ha-mar-TI-a di-A tês en-to-LÊS
Exegesis
The fronted nominative neuter phrase tò agathon {Τὸ ἀγαθὸν | Tò agathòn} ‘the good’ (a reference to the law) precedes the dative pronoun emoi {ἐμοὶ | emoì} ‘to me,’ the verb egéneto {ἐγένετο | egéneto} ‘became,’ and the nominative subject thánatos {θάνατος | thánatos} ‘death,’ forming a rhetorical question that rejects any notion that what is good could be death’s source.
Root and etymology
agath-alpha–gamma–alpha–theta
“good, beneficial”
In context — Romans 7:13
Therefore, did the good become death to me? May it never be! But it was sin , so that it might be shown to be sin by producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment , sin might become exceedingly sinful.
About this coordinate
Romans 7:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Romans 7:13, so the Greek word ἀγαθὸν (agathon) 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.7.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.13.W3.S1) and character.