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James 3:8 — King James Version← Study notes

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.


James 3:8Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 3:812 words
τὴνtēnthe
δὲdeand / but
γλῶσσανglōssantongue
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
δαμάσαιdamasaitame
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
ἀκατάστατονakatastatonunstable
κακόνkakonbad, evil, harm
μεστὴmestēfull
ἰοῦioupoison, rust
θανατηφόρουthanatēphoroudeadly
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

τὴνtēnthe
δὲdeand / but
γλῶσσανglōssantongue
οὐδεὶςoudeisno one
δαμάσαιdamasaitame
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnman / human being
ἀκατάστατονakatastatonunstable
κακόνkakonbad, evil, harm
μεστὴmestēfull
ἰοῦioupoison, rust
θανατηφόρουthanatēphoroudeadly

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