James 5:2:4Jas.5.2.W4TAB
σέσηπεν
sesêpen
“has rotted”
- Transliteration
- SE-sê-pen
- Extended
- SEH-sêh-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈse.sɛː.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- has rotted
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SE-sê-pen
- sentence
ho PLOU-tos hy-MON SE-sê-pen KAI TA hi-MA-ti-a hy-MON sê-TO-bro-ta GE-go-nen
Exegesis
The verb sesepen {σέσηπεν | sé-sē-pen} ‘has rotted’ is in the perfect active indicative, indicating a completed action with continuing effect.
Root and etymology
σήπωsigma–eta–pi–omega
“to rot, to become spoiled”
In context — James 5:2
Your wealth has spoiled, and your garments have become moth-eaten .
About this coordinate
James 5:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of James 5:2, so the Greek word σέσηπεν (sesêpen) 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.5.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.2.W4.S1) and character.