James 3:7:16Jas.3.7.W16TAB
φύσει
physei
“nature”
- Transliteration
- PHY-sei
- Extended
- phy-SEI
- IPA
- /ˈpʰy.sei/
Meaning by language
- English
- nature
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
PHY-sei
- sentence
PA-sa gar PHY-sis thê-REE-ōn te kai pe-tei-NŌN her-pe-TŌN te kai e-na-LEE-ōn da-MA-dze-tai kai de-DA-ma-stai tê PHY-sei tê an-thrō-PEE-nê
Exegesis
The dative phrase tē phusei tē anthropinē {τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ | tē phý-sei tē an-thrō-pí-nē} functions as instrument, indicating agency ‘by human nature.’ The Greek features of genitive classification, aspect, and instrumental dative are rendered as enumeration, dual-aspect passive, and ‘by’ in English to reflect the original emphasis on human dominion over creatures.
In context — James 3:7
For every kind of wild animals and of birds, of reptiles and of sea creatures , is being tamed and has been tamed by human nature.
About this coordinate
James 3:7:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of James 3:7, so the Greek word φύσει (physei) 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.3.7.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.3.7.W16.S1) and character.