James 2:6:13Jas.2.6.W13TAB
ἕλκουσιν
helkousin
“drag”
- Transliteration
- HEL-kou-sin
- Extended
- hehl-KOO-sin
- IPA
- /ˈhel.kuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- drag
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
HEL-kou-sin
- sentence
hy-MEIS de ê-ti-MA-sa-te ton ptō-KHON oukh hoi PLOU-si-oi ka-ta-dy-na-STE-u-ou-sin hê-MŌN kai au-TOI HEL-kou-sin hy-MAS eis kri-TÊ-ri-a
Exegesis
The coordinate verb helkousin {ἕλκουσιν | hél-kou-sin} ‘they drag’ is joined by kai {καὶ | kaí} ‘and’ and reinforced by autoi {αὐτοὶ | au-toí} ‘they themselves’, underscoring parallelism between social tyranny and legal coercion.
In context — James 2:6
But you have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich men the ones who oppress you and who drag you into courts ?
About this coordinate
James 2:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of James 2:6, so the Greek word ἕλκουσιν (helkousin) 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.2.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.6.W13.S1) and character.