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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 3:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 3:1719 words
GreekMeaning
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ἄνωθενanōthen
the from aboveadverbG509
σοφίαsophia
wisdomnounG4678
πρῶτονprōton
firstadjectiveG4413
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
ἁγνήhagnē
pureadjectiveG53
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἔπειταepeita
thenadverbG1899
εἰρηνικήeirēnikē
peaceableadjectiveG1516
ἐπιεικήςepieikēs
gentleadjectiveG1933
εὐπειθήςeupeithēs
reasonableadjectiveG2138
μεστὴmestē
fulladjectiveG3324
ἐλέουςeleous
of mercynounG1656
καὶkai
andwordG2532
καρπῶνkarpōn
of fruitsnounG2590
ἀγαθῶνagathōn
goodadjectiveG18
ἀδιάκριτοςadiakritos
impartialadjectiveG87
ἀνυπόκριτοςanypokritos
sincereadjectiveG505
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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