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

GreekMeaning

ἐπιθυμεῖτεepithymeite

You desireverbG1937

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἔχετεechete

haveverbG2192

φονεύετεphoneuete

you killverbG5407

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ζηλοῦτεzēloute

covetverbG2206

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οὐou

notadverbG3756

δύνασθεdynasthe

are ableverbG1410

ἐπιτυχεῖνepitychein

to obtainverbG2013

μάχεσθεmachesthe

You quarrelverbG3164

καὶkai

andwordG2532

πολεμεῖτεpolemeite

wrangleverbG4170

οὐκouk

NotadverbG3756

ἔχετεechete

you haveverbG2192

διὰdia

becauseprepositionG1223

τὸto

thearticleG3588

μὴmē

notadverbG3361

αἰτεῖσθαιaiteisthai

to askverbG154

ὑμᾶςhymas

youpronounG4771

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

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