James 4:14 — King James Version← Study notes
“Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”
James 4:14 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:1420 words
οἵτινεςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
οὐκouknot
ἐπίστασθεepistastheknow, understand
τὸtothe
τῆςtēsthe
αὔριονaurion(to-)morrow, next day
ποίαpoiawhat (manner of), which
ἡhēthe
ζωὴzōēlife
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἀτμὶςatmisvapour
γάρgarfor
ἐστεesteam, have been, is I
ἡhēthe
πρὸςprosto / toward
ὀλίγονoligon+ almost, brief(-ly), few
φαινομένηphainomenēappear, seem, be seen
ἔπειταepeitaafter that(-ward), then
καὶkaiand / also
ἀφανιζομένηaphanizomenēcorrupt, disfigure, perish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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