James 2:21:5Jas.2.21.W5TAB
οὐκ
ouk
“not”
- Transliteration
- ouk
- Extended
- ook
- IPA
- /uk/
Meaning by language
- English
- not
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite |
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Word in context
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ouk
- sentence
a-bra-AM ho pa-TEER hê-MON ouk eks ER-gon e-di-kai-O-thê a-ne-NEN-gas i-sa-AK ton hy-ON au-TOU e-PEE to thu-si-a-STÊ-ri-on
Exegesis
The negation ouk {οὐκ | ouk} ‘not’ plus the main clause forms a rhetorical question that presupposes affirmation.
In context — James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar ?
About this coordinate
James 2:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of James 2:21, so the Greek word οὐκ (ouk) 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.2.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.21.W5.S1) and character.