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

GreekMeaning

ἢē

OrwordG2228

δοκεῖτεdokeite

think youverbG1380

ὅτιhoti

thatwordG3754

κενῶςkenōs

in vainadverbG2761

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

γραφὴgraphē

ScripturenounG1124

λέγειlegei

speaks?verbG3004

ΠρὸςPros

WithprepositionG4314

φθόνονphthonon

envynounG5355

ἐπιποθεῖepipothei

yearnsverbG1971

τὸto

thearticleG3588

πνεῦμαpneuma

SpiritnounG4151

ὃho

thatrelative pronounG3739

κατῴκισενkatōkisen

inverbG1722

ἐνen

about, after, againstprepositionG1722

ἡμῖνhēmin

IpronounG1473

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

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