James 2:17:4Jas.2.17.W4TAB
πίστις
pistis
“faith”
- Transliteration
- PI-stis
- Extended
- PIH-stihs
- IPA
- /ˈpis.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- faith
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PI-stis
- 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
peithōpi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, to trust”
In context — James 2:17
In the same way, faith , if it does not have works , is dead in itself.
About this coordinate
James 2:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 2:17, so the Greek word πίστις (pistis) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.17.W4.S1) and character.