James 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”
James 3:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 3:1215 words
μὴmēnot
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
μουmouI
συκῆsykēfig tree
ἐλαίαςelaiasolive (berry, tree)
ποιῆσαιpoiēsaiabide, + agree, appoint
ἢēor
ἄμπελοςampelosvine
σῦκαsykafig
οὔτεouteneither, none, nor (yet)
ἁλυκὸνhalykonsalt
γλυκὺglykysweet, fresh
ποιῆσαιpoiēsaiabide, + agree, appoint
ὕδωρhydōrwater
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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