James 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes
“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.”
James 1:18 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 1:1814 words
βουληθεὶςboulētheisbe disposed, minded, intend
ἀπεκύησενapekyēsenbeget, produce
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
λόγῳlogōword / message
ἀληθείαςalētheiastruth
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸtothe
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ἀπαρχήνaparchēnfirst-fruits
τιναtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
τῶνtōnthe
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
κτισμάτωνktismatōncreature
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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