James 2:20:3Jas.2.20.W3TAB

γνῶναι

gnonai

to know

Transliteration
GNO-nai
Extended
GNOH-nai
IPA
/ˈgno.nai/

Meaning by language

English
to know

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Result
γνῶ + ναι
gno + nai
gnonai

Alphabet Analysis

Gammagh — guttural
Nun — as in new
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    GNO-nai

  2. 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 infinitive gnōnai {γνῶναι | gnô-nai} ‘to know’ functions as its complement.

In contextJames 2:20

But do you want to know, O empty man , that faith without works is useless ?

About this coordinate

James 2:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of James 2:20, so the Greek word γνῶναι (gnonai) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.20.W3.S1) and character.