James 2:25:6Jas.2.25.W6TAB
πόρνη
pornê
“prostitute”
- Transliteration
- POR-nê
- Extended
- POHR-nê
- IPA
- /ˈpor.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prostitute
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
POR-nê
- sentence
ho-MOI-ōs de KAI ra-AB hê POR-nê ouk eks ER-gōn e-di-kai-Ō-thê hy-po-dek-sa-ME-nê tous an-GE-lous KAI he-TE-rā ho-DŌ ek-ba-LOU-sa
Exegesis
The nominative phrase Rhaab hē porne {Ῥαὰβ ἡ πόρνη | Rhaáb hē pórnē} identifies the subject.
In context — James 2:25
In the same way, was not Rahab the prostitute justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out by another way ?
About this coordinate
James 2:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of James 2:25, so the Greek word πόρνη (pornê) 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.2.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.25.W6.S1) and character.