James 2:17:3Jas.2.17.W3TAB
ἡ
hê
“the”
- Transliteration
- hê
- Extended
- HÊÊ
- IPA
- /hɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hê
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hê PI-stis e-AN mê E-khē ER-ga ne-KRA es-TIN kath he-au-TÊN
Exegesis
The definite noun phrase hē pistis {ἡ πίστις | hē pís-tis} ‘the faith’ functions as the subject, referring to the professed belief under discussion.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to bring together, gather”
In context — James 2:17
In the same way, faith , if it does not have works , is dead in itself.
About this coordinate
James 2:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of James 2:17, so the Greek word ἡ (hê) 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.2.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.17.W3.S1) and character.