James 2:16:9Jas.2.16.W9TAB
εἰρήνῃ
eirênêi
“peace”
- Transliteration
- ei-RÊ-nêi
- Extended
- ei-REH-neh
- IPA
- /ei̯ˈrɛː.nɛːi̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ei-RÊ-nêi
- 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
A series of imperatives follows—Hypagete {Ὑπάγετε | Hypágete} “go,” then en eirēnē {ἐν εἰρήνῃ | en eirḗnē} “in peace,” with thermainesthe {θερμαίνεσθε | thermaínesthe} “be warmed” and chortazesthe {χορτάζεσθε | chortázesthe} “be filled”—creating a formulaic, pious-sounding dismissal akin to blessings of shalom {שָׁלוֹם} that, in this context, lack substance.
Root and etymology
eirōepsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to join, tie together”
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 2:16:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of James 2:16, so the Greek word εἰρήνῃ (eirênêi) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.16.W9.S1) and character.