James 2:12:1Jas.2.12.W1TAB
οὕτως
houtōs
“thus”
- Transliteration
- HOU-tōs
- Extended
- HOU-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈhu.tɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- thus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HOU-tōs
- sentence
HOU-tōs la-LEI-te KAI HOU-tōs poi-EI-te hōs di-A NO-mou e-leu-the-RI-as MEL-lon-tes KRI-nes-thai
Exegesis
The verse opens with a parallel structure using the imperatives houtōs laleite {οὕτως λαλεῖτε | hoútōs la-leî-te} ‘so speak’ and houtōs poieite {οὕτως ποιεῖτε | hoútōs poi-eî-te} ‘so act’, creating a balanced rhetorical form that unites speech and practice.
The adverb houtōs {οὕτως | hoútōs} ‘thus’ placed before each verb reinforces manner and recalls earlier instructions on mercy and impartiality.
In context — James 2:12
In this way, speak and act as those who are about to be judged by the law of liberty .
About this coordinate
James 2:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of James 2:12, so the Greek word οὕτως (houtōs) 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.2.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.12.W1.S1) and character.