Romans 7:21:8Rom.7.21.W8TAB
ποιεῖν
poiein
“to do”
- Transliteration
- poi-EIN
- Extended
- poh-ee-EIN
- IPA
- /poi̯ˈeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to do
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
poi-EIN
- sentence
heu-RI-skō A-ra ton NO-mon tō THE-lon-ti e-MOI poi-EIN to ka-LON HO-ti e-MOI to ka-KON pa-RA-kei-tai
Exegesis
The dative phrase tō thelonti emoi poiein to kalon {τῷ θέλοντι ἐμοὶ ποιεῖν τὸ καλὸν | tôi thélonti emoí poi-eîn tò kalòn} uses the substantive participle thelonti “the one who desires” with emoi “to me” to identify Paul as the desirer of the good. The infinitive poiein takes the object to kalon “the good,” specifying the content of the desire.
In context — Romans 7:21
Therefore, I find the law that, for me who desires to do the good, evil is present .
About this coordinate
Romans 7:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Romans 7:21, so the Greek word ποιεῖν (poiein) 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.7.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.21.W8.S1) and character.