James 4:7:5Jas.4.7.W5TAB
ἀντίστητε
anteestête
“resist”
- Transliteration
- an-TEE-stê-te
- Extended
- ahn-TEE-stêh-teh
- IPA
- /anˈtiːs.tɛː.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- resist
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-TEE-stê-te
- sentence
hy-po-TA-gê-te OUN tÔI the-ÔI an-TEE-stê-te de tÔI di-a-BO-lôI kai PHEU-kse-tai ap hy-MÔN
Exegesis
A second imperative antistete {ἀντίστητε | antístēte} ‘resist,’ introduced by the conjunction de {δὲ | de} ‘but,’ balances the call to submit with one to oppose.
In context — James 4:7
Therefore submit yourselves to God . But stand against the devil , and he will flee from you.
About this coordinate
James 4:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of James 4:7, so the Greek word ἀντίστητε (anteestête) 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.4.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.4.7.W5.S1) and character.