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

GreekMeaning

οὕτωςhoutōs

ThusadverbG3779

καὶkai

alsoadverbG2532

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

γλῶσσαglōssa

tonguenounG1100

μικρὸνmikron

a smalladjectiveG3398

μέλοςmelos

membernounG3196

ἐστὶνestin

isverbG1510

καὶkai

andwordG2532

μεγάλαmegala

exceeding thingsadjectiveG3173

αὐχεῖauchei

it boastsverbG6094

ἸδοὺIdou

BeholdparticleG2400

ἡλίκονhēlikon

how greatpronounG2245

πῦρpyr

firenounG4442

ἡλίκηνhēlikēn

how (what) greatpronounG2245

ὕληνhylēn

a forestnounG5208

ἀνάπτειanaptei

it kindlesverbG381

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

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