James 2:16:22Jas.2.16.W22TAB
ὄφελος
ophelos
“benefit”
- Transliteration
- O-phe-los
- Extended
- OH-pheh-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈo.pʰe.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- benefit
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
O-phe-los
- 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 closing interrogative ti ophelos {τί ὄφελος | tí óphelos} functions as a rhetorical question, placing emphatic weight on the uselessness of words without deeds; this climactic position invites the reader to draw an evaluative conclusion about such faith and practice. In translation, the conditional nuance, the sequence of imperatives, and the contrast between speech and action are preserved to maintain the rhetorical force.
Root and etymology
ophellōomicron–phi–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to increase, benefit”
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 2:16:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of James 2:16, so the Greek word ὄφελος (ophelos) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.16.W22.S1) and character.