James 2:20:6Jas.2.20.W6TAB
κενέ
kene
“empty”
- Transliteration
- ke-NE
- Extended
- keh-NEH
- IPA
- /keˈne/
Meaning by language
- English
- empty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ke-NE
- 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 vocative particle ō {ὦ | ô} ‘O’ and the noun anthrōpe {ἄνθρωπε | án-thrō-pe} ‘person’ modified by the adjective kene {κενέ | ke-né} ‘empty’ interrupts the question to address the interlocutor directly.
In context — James 2:20
But do you want to know, O empty man , that faith without works is useless ?
About this coordinate
James 2:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of James 2:20, so the Greek word κενέ (kene) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.20.W6.S1) and character.