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

GreekMeaning

μὴmē

Surely notparticleG3361

δύναταιdynatai

is ableverbG1410

ἀδελφοίadelphoi

brothersnounG80

μουmou

of minepronounG1473

συκῆsykē

a fig treenounG4808

ἐλαίαςelaias

olivesnounG1636

ποιῆσαιpoiēsai

to produceverbG4160

ἢē

OrwordG2228

ἄμπελοςampelos

a vinenounG288

σῦκαsyka

figs?nounG4810

οὔτεoute

springwordG3777

ἁλυκὸνhalykon

of saltadjectiveG252

γλυκὺglyky

freshadjectiveG1099

ποιῆσαιpoiēsai

to produceverbG4160

ὕδωρhydōr

waternounG5204

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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