James 4:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?”
James 4:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 4:516 words
ἢēor
δοκεῖτεdokeitebe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
ὅτιhotithat / because
κενῶςkenōsin vain
ἡhēthe
γραφὴgraphēscripture
λέγειlegeisay
ΠρὸςProsto / toward
φθόνονphthononenvy
ἐπιποθεῖepipothei(earnestly) desire (greatly), (greatly) lo…
τὸtothe
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
ὃhowho / which
κατῴκισενkatōkisen
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμῖνhēminI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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