James 4:8:2Jas.4.8.W2TAB
τῷ
tôi
“to the”
- Transliteration
- tôi
- Extended
- tooi
- IPA
- /tɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
tôi
- sentence
en-GI-sa-te tôi the-ÔI kai en-GI-EI hy-MIN ka-tha-RI-sa-te KHEI-ras ha-mar-tô-LOI kai ha-GNI-sa-te kar-DI-as DI-psy-khoi
Exegesis
The initial aorist imperative eggisate {ἐγγίσατε | engísate} ‘draw near’ calls for a decisive act of approaching, with the dative phrase tō theō {τῷ θεῷ | theôi} marking God as the One approached.
Root and etymology
hamartanoalpha with rough breathing–mu–alpha–rho–tau–alpha–nu–omega
“to sin, miss the mark”
In context — James 4:8
Come near to God and He will come near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners , and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
About this coordinate
James 4:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 4:8, so the Greek word τῷ (tôi) 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.4.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.4.8.W2.S1) and character.