James 2:20:1Jas.2.20.W1TAB
θέλεις
theleis
“do you want”
- Transliteration
- THE-leis
- Extended
- THEH-leh-ees
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you want
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
THE-leis
- sentence
THE-leis de GNO-nai Ô AN-thrô-pe ke-NE HO-ti hê PEE-stis khô-RIS tôn ER-gôn ar-GÊ ES-tin
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the finite verb theleis {θέλεις | thé-leis} ‘you want’ followed by the particle de {δὲ | dè} ‘but’, forming a rhetorical question that advances the argument.
In context — James 2:20
But do you want to know, O empty man , that faith without works is useless ?
About this coordinate
James 2:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of James 2:20, so the Greek word θέλεις (theleis) 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.2.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.20.W1.S1) and character.