James 4:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει, Πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ κατῴκησεν ἐν ἡμῖν;

Transliteration

Or you dokeite that kenōs the graphē legei, Toward phthonon epipothei the pneuma which katōkēsen in us?

Grammar Details

*dokeite*: present active indicative, 2nd plural - think/suppose
*kenōs*: adverb - vainly/emptily
*graphē*: nominative, feminine, singular - writing/scripture
*legei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - says/speaks
*phthonon*: accusative, masculine, singular - envy/jealousy
*epipothei*: present active indicative, 3rd singular - longs for/desires earnestly
*pneuma*: nominative, neuter, singular - spirit/breath
*katōkēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - dwelled/settled

Word Meanings

*dokeite*: think/suppose/imagine
*kenōs*: vainly/emptily/without purpose
*graphē*: writing/scripture
*legei*: says/speaks/tells
*phthonon*: envy/jealousy/grudging
*epipothei*: longs for/desires earnestly/yearns
*pneuma*: spirit/breath/wind
*katōkēsen*: dwelled/settled/took up residence

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 6:19 : 19 Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;
2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!
Gen 6:5 : 5 And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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