Romans 7:23:16Rom.7.23.W16TAB
αἰχμαλωτίζοντά
aikhmalōtizoda
“making captive”
- Transliteration
- aikh-ma-lō-TI-zo-DA
- Extended
- aikh-mah-loh-TEE-zoh-ndah
- IPA
- /aikʰ.ma.lɔːˈti.dzon.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- making captive
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
aikh-ma-lō-TI-zo-DA
- sentence
BLE-pō de HE-te-ron NO-mon en tois ME-le-sin mou an-ti-stra-teu-O-me-non tō NO-mō tou no-OS mou KAI aikh-ma-lō-TI-zo-DA me en tō NO-mō tês ha-mar-TI-as tō ON-ti en tois ME-le-sin mou
Exegesis
The subsequent participle aichmalotizonta {αἰχμαλωτίζοντά | aikh-ma-lō-tí-zon-ta} extends the metaphor, depicting the captor’s action.
In context — Romans 7:23
But I perceive another law within my members , waging war against the law of my mind and holding me in bondage to the law of sin that dwells in my members.
About this coordinate
Romans 7:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Romans 7:23, so the Greek word αἰχμαλωτίζοντά (aikhmalōtizoda) 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.7.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.23.W16.S1) and character.