James 3:4:13Jas.3.4.W13TAB
ὑπὸ
hypo
“by”
- Transliteration
- hy-PO
- Extended
- hyoo-POH
- IPA
- /hyˈpo/
Meaning by language
- English
- by
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
hy-PO
- sentence
i-DOU KAI ta PLOI-a tê-li-KAU-ta ON-ta KAI hy-PO a-NE-mōn sklē-RŌN e-lau-NO-me-na me-TA-ge-tai hy-PO e-la-KHI-stou pê-da-LI-ou HO-pou hê hor-MÊ tou eu-THY-no-ntos BOU-le-tai
Exegesis
The concessive participial clause hypo anemōn sklērōn elaunomena {ὑπὸ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν ἐλαυνόμενα | hupó ané-mōn sklē-rôn e-lau-nó-me-na} ‘though they are being driven by strong winds’ uses hupo with the genitive to mark agency and elaunomena to convey continuous external force.
The main clause centers on metagetai hypo elachistou pedaliou {μετάγεται ὑπὸ ἐλαχίστου πηδαλίου | me-tá-ge-tai hupó e-la-chí-stou pē-da-lí-ou}, where the superlative elachistou ‘very small’ and passive verb highlight the contrast of scale and control.
In context — James 3:4
Consider the ships : though they are massive and propelled by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the helmsman directs.
About this coordinate
James 3:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of James 3:4, so the Greek word ὑπὸ (hypo) 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.3.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.4.W13.S1) and character.