James 2:21:8Jas.2.21.W8TAB
ἐδικαιώθη
edikaiothê
“was justified”
- Transliteration
- e-di-kai-O-thê
- Extended
- eh-dee-kai-OH-thê
- IPA
- /e.di.kaiˈɔː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was justified
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-di-kai-O-thê
- 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 aorist passive verb edikaiōthē {ἐδικαιώθη | edikaiṓthē} ‘was justified’ denotes a completed divine act.
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 2:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of James 2:21, so the Greek word ἐδικαιώθη (edikaiothê) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.21.W8.S1) and character.