James 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.”
James 3:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 3:1719 words
ἡhēthe
δὲdeand / but
ἄνωθενanōthenfrom above, again, from the beginning (ver…
σοφίαsophiawisdom
πρῶτονprōtonbefore, beginning, best
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
ἁγνήhagnēchaste, clean, pure
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ἔπειταepeitaafter that(-ward), then
εἰρηνικήeirēnikēpeaceable
ἐπιεικήςepieikēsgentle, moderation, patient
εὐπειθήςeupeithēseasy to be intreated
μεστὴmestēfull
ἐλέουςeleous(+ tender) mercy
καὶkaiand / also
καρπῶνkarpōnfruit
ἀγαθῶνagathōnbenefit, good(-s, things)
ἀδιάκριτοςadiakritoswithout partiality
ἀνυπόκριτοςanypokritoswithout dissimulation (hypocrisy), unfeigned
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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