James 5:7:12Jas.5.7.W12TAB
ἐκδέχεται
ekdekhetai
“waits for”
- Transliteration
- ek-DE-khe-tai
- Extended
- ehk-DEH-kheh-teh
- IPA
- /ekˈde.kʰe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- waits for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ek-DE-khe-tai
- sentence
ma-khro-thy-MEE-sa-te oun a-del-PHOI HE-os tês pa-rou-SEE-as tou ky-REE-ou i-DOU ho ge-ôr-GOS ek-DE-khe-tai ton TEE-mi-on kar-PON tês gês ma-khro-thy-MON ep au-TOI HE-os LA-bêi PRO-i-mon kai OP-sy-mon
Exegesis
The interjection idou {ἰδοὺ | idoú} ‘behold’ introduces the illustrative analogy: geōrgos {γεωργὸς | geōrgós} ‘farmer’ is the subject of ekdechetai {ἐκδέχεται | ekdéchatai} ‘waits for’, whose object is ton timion karpon tēs gēs {τὸν τίμιον καρπὸν τῆς γῆς | tón tímion karpón tēs gēs} ‘the precious fruit of the earth’.
In context — James 5:7
Therefore, be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord . Consider the farmer: he waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and he keeps on being patient until the early and late rains come.
About this coordinate
James 5:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of James 5:7, so the Greek word ἐκδέχεται (ekdekhetai) 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.5.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.7.W12.S1) and character.