2 Peter 2:8:62 Pet.2.8.W6TAB
δίκαιος
dikaios
“righteous {man}”
- Transliteration
- DI-kai-os
- Extended
- DIH-kai-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈdi.kai.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous {man}
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DI-kai-os
- sentence
BLEM-ma-ti gar KAI a-ko-Ê ho DI-kai-os en-ga-toi-KÔN en au-TOIS hê-ME-ran eks hê-ME-ras psy-KHÊN di-KAI-an a-NO-mois ER-gois e-ba-SA-ni-dzen
Exegesis
The substantive predicate ho dikaios {ὁ δίκαιος | ho dí-kai-os} ‘the righteous man’ is modified by the present active participle engkatoikōn {ἐγκατοικῶν | en-ka-toi-kôn} ‘dwelling among,’ forming a participial clause describing his ongoing residence.
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“justice, right, custom”
In context — 2 Peter 2:8
For by sight and by hearing, that righteous man, living among them, was tormenting his righteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds.
About this coordinate
2 Peter 2:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Peter 2:8, so the Greek word δίκαιος (dikaios) 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 2 Pet.2.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Pet.2.8.W6.S1) and character.