James 2:17:8Jas.2.17.W8TAB
ἔργα
erga
“works”
- Transliteration
- ER-ga
- Extended
- EHR-gah
- IPA
- /ˈer.ga/
Meaning by language
- English
- works
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ER-ga
- sentence
HOU-tōs KAI hê PI-stis e-AN mê E-khē ER-ga ne-KRA es-TIN kath he-au-TÊN
Exegesis
The conditional clause introduced by ean {ἐὰν | e-án} ‘if’ and the present subjunctive echē {ἔχῃ | é-khē} ‘may have’ sets a general condition concerning the absence of erga {ἔργα | ér-ga} ‘works’.
Root and etymology
ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“work, deed”
In context — James 2:17
In the same way, faith , if it does not have works , is dead in itself.
About this coordinate
James 2:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of James 2:17, so the Greek word ἔργα (erga) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.17.W8.S1) and character.