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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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
GNO-nai
- 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 context — James 2:20
But do you want to know, O empty man , that faith without works is useless ?
About this coordinate
James 2:20:3 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.