James 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”
James 3:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 3:516 words
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
καὶkaiand / also
ἡhēthe
γλῶσσαglōssatongue
μικρὸνmikronleast, less, little
μέλοςmelosmember
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
μεγάλαmegala(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
αὐχεῖauchei
ἸδοὺIdoubehold
ἡλίκονhēlikonhow (what) great
πῦρpyrfiery, fire
ἡλίκηνhēlikēnhow (what) great
ὕληνhylēnmatter
ἀνάπτειanapteikindle, light
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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