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James 5:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.


James 5:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · James 5:1616 words
GreekMeaning
ἐξομολογεῖσθεexomologeisthe
do confessverbG1843
οὖνoun
thereforewordG3767
ἀλλήλοιςallēlois
to one anotherpronounG240
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
offence, sin(-ful)nounG266
καὶkai
andwordG2532
εὔχεσθεeuchesthe
pray, will, wishverbG2172
ὑπὲρhyper
forprepositionG5228
ἀλλήλωνallēlōn
one anotherpronounG240
ὅπωςhopōs
so thatwordG3704
ἰαθῆτεiathēte
you may be healedverbG2390
πολὺpoly
MuchadjectiveG4183
ἰσχύειischyei
prevailsverbG2480
δέησιςdeēsis
the prayernounG1162
δικαίουdikaiou
of a righteous manadjectiveG1342
ἐνεργουμένηenergoumenē
being made effectiveverbG1754
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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