James 2:18:8Jas.2.18.W8TAB
ἔργα
erga
“works”
- Transliteration
- ER-ga
- Extended
- EHR-gah
- IPA
- /ˈer.ɡa/
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
al e-REI tis SY PIS-tin E-kheis ka-GO ER-ga E-khō deik-SON moi tēn PIS-tin sou khō-RIS tôn ER-gōn ka-GŌ soi DEI-ksō ek tôn ER-gōn mou tēn PIS-tin
Exegesis
The balanced clause su pistin echeis, kago erga echo juxtaposes the abstract noun pistin {πίστιν | pís-tin} with the plural noun erga {ἔργα | ér-ga}, highlighting faith and works in parallel first and second person statements.
Root and etymology
ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“work, deed”
In context — James 2:18
Yet someone will challenge, “You possess faith , and I have works. Display your faith apart from works, and I will display my faith through my works.”
About this coordinate
James 2:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of James 2:18, 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.2.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.18.W8.S1) and character.