James 2:21:7Jas.2.21.W7TAB
ἔργων
ergon
“works”
- Transliteration
- ER-gon
- Extended
- EHR-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈer.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- works
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ER-gon
- 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.
Root and etymology
ἔργον
“work, deed, action”
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 2:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of James 2:21, so the Greek word ἔργων (ergon) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.21.W7.S1) and character.