Romans 7:21:9Rom.7.21.W9TAB
τὸ
to
“the”
- Transliteration
- to
- Extended
- toh
- IPA
- /to/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
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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.
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} introduces the explanatory clause emoi to kakon parakeitai {ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν παράκειται | emoí tò kakòn parákeitai}, literally “for me the evil lies near.” The fronted dative pronoun emoi emphasizes personal experience, and the middle/passive verb parakeitai conveys evil’s ready nearness. In rendering, the formal version turns the participial phrase into a relative clause and the dynamic version into a temporal clause to balance fidelity to the Greek structure with clarity.
Root and etymology
chriókhri-ṓ
“to anoint”
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 7:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Romans 7:21, so the Greek word τὸ (to) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.21.W9.S1) and character.