James 2:3:20Jas.2.3.W20TAB
Σὺ
sy
“You”
- Transliteration
- SY
- Extended
- syy
- IPA
- /sy/
Meaning by language
- English
- You
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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SY
- 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
Exegesis
Direct discourse is introduced by the imperatives kathou {κάθου | káthou} “sit” and stēthi {στῆθι | stêthi} “stand,” each marked by the emphatic pronoun sy {Σὺ | Sý}.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to bring together, gather”
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 2:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of James 2:3, so the Greek word Σὺ (sy) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.3.W20.S1) and character.