James 4:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?”
James 4:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:1218 words
εἷςheisinto / to
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
νομοθέτηςnomothetēslawgiver
καὶkaiand / also
κριτήςkritēsjudge
ὁhothe
δυνάμενοςdynamenosbe able
σῶσαιsōsaiheal, preserve, save (self)
καὶkaiand / also
ἀπολέσαιapolesaidestroy / perish
σὺsyyou
δὲdeand / but
τίςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
εἶeiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
κρίνωνkrinōnavenge, conclude, condemn
τὸνtonthe
πλησίονplēsionnear, neighbour
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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