Romans 7:3:1Rom.7.3.W1TAB
ἄρα
ara
“accordingly”
- Transliteration
- A-ra
- Extended
- AH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈa.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- accordingly
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
A-ra
- sentence
A-ra oun ZON-tos tou an-DROS moi-kha-LIS khre-ma-TI-sei e-AN GE-nê-tai an-DRI he-TE-rô e-AN de a-po-THA-nê ho a-NÊR e-leu-THE-ra es-TIN a-PO tou NO-mou tou mê EI-nai au-TÊN moi-kha-LI-da ge-no-ME-nên an-DRI he-TE-rô
Exegesis
The verse begins with the inferential sequence ara oun {ἄρα οὖν | á-ra oûn} ‘so then’, signaling a conclusion from Paul’s preceding argument on law.
Root and etymology
parakeimaipi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–epsilon–iota–mu–alpha–iota
“to lie beside, be near”
In context — Romans 7:3
So then, while her husband is living, she will be called an adulteress if she is joined to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law , so that she is not an adulteress, having become another man’s wife.
About this coordinate
Romans 7:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Romans 7:3, so the Greek word ἄρα (ara) 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.7.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.7.3.W1.S1) and character.