James 2:10:7Jas.2.10.W7TAB
πταίσῃ
ptaisêi
“stumbles”
- Transliteration
- ptai-SÊI
- Extended
- ptai-SÊI
- IPA
- /ptaiˈsɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- stumbles
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ptai-SÊI
- sentence
HO-stis gar HO-lon ton NO-mon tê-RÊ-sêi ptai-SÊI de en he-NEE GE-go-nen PAN-tōn E-no-khos
Exegesis
The aorist subjunctive tērēsē {τηρήσῃ | tērḗ-sē} ‘should keep’ presents a hypothetical full compliance, while the aorist subjunctive ptaísē {πταίσῃ | ptaí-sē} ‘should stumble’ introduces the contrasting scenario.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–tau–alpha–iota–sigma
“to stumble, trip”
In context — James 2:10
For whoever guards the whole law but stumbles at one point has become guilty of all of it.
About this coordinate
James 2:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of James 2:10, so the Greek word πταίσῃ (ptaisêi) 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.2.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.10.W7.S1) and character.