James 2:13:4Jas.2.13.W4TAB
ἀνέλεος
aneleos
“without mercy”
- Transliteration
- a-NE-le-os
- Extended
- ah-NEH-leh-ohs
- IPA
- /aˈne.le.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- without mercy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-NE-le-os
- sentence
hê gar KRI-sis a-NE-le-os tôi mê poi-Ê-san-ti E-le-os ka-ta-kau-KHÂ-tai E-le-os KRI-se-ôs
Exegesis
The adjective aneleos {ἀνέλεος | anéleos} ‘without mercy’ predicates on krisis to describe its merciless character.
Root and etymology
Root
“mercy”
In context — James 2:13
For judgment will be without mercy for the one who has not shown mercy ; mercy stands victorious over judgment.
About this coordinate
James 2:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 2:13, so the Greek word ἀνέλεος (aneleos) 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.2.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.13.W4.S1) and character.