James 2:16:18Jas.2.16.W18TAB
ἐπιτήδεια
epitêdeia
“things needed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-TÊ-dei-a
- Extended
- eh-pee-TEH-dei-ah
- IPA
- /e.piˈtɛː.dei̯.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- things needed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-TÊ-dei-a
- sentence
EI-pê DE tis au-TOIS eks hy-MÔN hy-PA-ge-te en ei-RÊ-nêi ther-mai-NE-sthe KAI khor-TA-dze-sthe mê DÔ-te de au-TOIS ta e-pi-TÊ-dei-a tou SÔ-ma-tos TI O-phe-los
Exegesis
The direct object phrase ta epitēdeia tou sōmatos {τὰ ἐπιτήδεια τοῦ σώματος | tá epitḗdeia toû sṓmatos} specifies concrete “necessities of the body,” grounding the instruction in physical provision rather than abstract goodwill.
Root and etymology
epitēdeuōepsilon–pi–iota–tau–eta–delta–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to pursue, practice as one’s concern”
In context — James 2:16
But if anyone among you says to them, “Go in peace , be warmed and be filled,” yet you do not give them the necessities for the body, what profit is there?
About this coordinate
James 2:16:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of James 2:16, so the Greek word ἐπιτήδεια (epitêdeia) 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.2.16.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.16.W18.S1) and character.