James 5:7:17Jas.5.7.W17TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gays
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- 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’.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, land”
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 5:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of James 5:7, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.7.W17.S1) and character.