James 2:3:18Jas.2.3.W18TAB
πτωχῷ
ptōkhôi
“poor man”
- Transliteration
- ptō-KHÔI
- Extended
- ptoh-KHOI
- IPA
- /ptɔːˈkʰɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- poor man
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ptō-KHÔI
- sentence
e-pi-BLEP-sē-te de e-PI ton pho-ROUN-ta tēn es-THÊ-ta tēn lam-PRAN kai EI-pē-te SY KA-thou HÔ-de ka-LÔS kai tôi ptō-KHÔI EI-pē-te SY STÊ-thi Ê KA-thou e-KEI hy-PO to hy-po-PO-di-ON mou
Root and etymology
ptoch-pi–tau–omega–chi
“one who is beggarly poor”
In context — James 2:3
And if you turn your attention to the one wearing the splendid garment and say, “You, sit here in a good place,” but to the poor man you say, “You, stand,” or, “Sit there under my footstool.”
About this coordinate
James 2:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of James 2:3, so the Greek word πτωχῷ (ptōkhôi) 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.2.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.3.W18.S1) and character.