James 2:21:6Jas.2.21.W6TAB

ἐξ

eks

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Transliteration
eks
Extended
ehks
IPA
/eks/

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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Xix — as in axiom (ks)

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  1. word

    eks

  2. 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 prepositional phrase ex ergōn {ἐξ ἔργων | ex érgōn} ‘from works’ precedes the verb to highlight works as the basis.

In contextJames 2:21

Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar ?

About this coordinate

James 2:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of James 2:21, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.21.W6.S1) and character.