James 4:2 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”
James 4:2 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:221 words
ἐπιθυμεῖτεepithymeitecovet, desire, would fain
καὶkaiand / also
οὐκouknot
ἔχετεechetehave
φονεύετεphoneuetekill, do murder, slay
καὶkaiand / also
ζηλοῦτεzēlouteaffect, covet
(earnestly), (have) desire
καὶkaiand / also
οὐounot
δύνασθεdynasthebe able
ἐπιτυχεῖνepitycheinobtain
μάχεσθεmachesthefight, strive
καὶkaiand / also
πολεμεῖτεpolemeitefight, (make) war
οὐκouknot
ἔχετεechetehave
διὰdiathrough / because of
τὸtothe
μὴmēnot
αἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthaiask, beg, call
for
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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