James 2:6:16Jas.2.6.W16TAB
κριτήρια
kritêria
“courts”
- Transliteration
- kri-TÊ-ri-a
- Extended
- kree-TAY-ree-ah
- IPA
- /kriˈtɛː.ri.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- courts
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
kri-TÊ-ri-a
- 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 prepositional phrase eis kriteria {εἰς κριτήρια | eis kri-tḗ-ri-a} ‘into courts’ specifies the venue of injustice, highlighting the irony of the oppressed being wronged in public tribunals.
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 2:6:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of James 2:6, so the Greek word κριτήρια (kritêria) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.6.W16.S1) and character.