James 1:4:3Jas.1.4.W3TAB
ὑπομονὴ
hypomonê
“endurance”
- Transliteration
- hy-po-mo-NÊ
- Extended
- hy-poh-moh-NÊ
- IPA
- /hy.po.moˈnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- endurance
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hy-po-mo-NÊ
- sentence
hê de hy-po-mo-NÊ ER-gon TE-lei-on e-KHE-tō HI-na Ê-te TE-lei-oi kai ho-LO-klē-roi en mē-de-NI lei-PO-me-noi
Exegesis
The verse opens with hē de hupomone {ἡ δὲ ὑπομονή | hē dè hupomonḗ} “but the endurance,” where the article-noun unit functions as the subject and de {δὲ | dè} marks mild contrast or progression.
Root and etymology
hupomenohupomenō
“to remain under, endure”
In context — James 1:4
And let endurance finish its complete task, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing .
About this coordinate
James 1:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of James 1:4, so the Greek word ὑπομονὴ (hypomonê) 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 Jas.1.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.1.4.W3.S1) and character.