James 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.”
James 5:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 5:1232 words
ΠρὸProabove, ago, before
πάντωνpantōnall / every
δέdeand / but
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
μουmouI
μὴmēnot
ὀμνύετεomnyeteswear
μήτεmēteneither / lest
τὸνtonthe
οὐρανὸνouranonair, heaven(-ly), sky
μήτεmēteneither / lest
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
μήτεmēteneither / lest
ἄλλονallonother
τινὰtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ὅρκονhorkonoath
ἤτωētōam, have been, is I
δὲdeand / but
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
τὸtothe
ΝαὶNaieven so, surely, truth
ναὶnaieven so, surely, truth
καὶkaiand / also
τὸtothe
ΟὒOunot
οὔounot
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
μὴmēnot
ὑπὸhypounder / by
κρίσινkrisinaccusation, condemnation, damnation
πέσητεpesētefail, fall (down), light on
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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