James 5:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.”
James 5:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · James 5:513 words
ἐτρυφήσατεetryphēsatelive in pleasure
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῆςtēsthe
γῆςgēscountry, earth(-ly), ground
καὶkaiand / also
ἐσπαταλήσατεespatalēsatelive in pleasure, be wanton
ἐθρέψατεethrepsatebring up, feed, nourish
τὰςtasthe
καρδίαςkardiasheart
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
σφαγῆςsphagēsslaughter
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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