James 3:4:5Jas.3.4.W5TAB
τηλικαῦτα
têlikauta
“so large”
- Transliteration
- tê-li-KAU-ta
- Extended
- tê-li-KAU-tah
- IPA
- /tɛː.liˈkau.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- so large
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tê-li-KAU-ta
- 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 noun phrase ta ploia tēlikauta onta {τὰ πλοῖα τηλικαῦτα ὄντα | tá ploî-a tē-li-kau-ta ón-ta} combines article, noun, demonstrative adjective, and participle to emphasize the ships’ great size.
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 3:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of James 3:4, so the Greek word τηλικαῦτα (têlikauta) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.4.W5.S1) and character.