22 {
"verseID": "James.1.22",
"source": "Γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου, καὶ μὴ μόνον ἀκροαταὶ, παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς.",
"text": "Be *ginesthe* and *poiētai* of *logou*, and not only *akroatai*, *paralogizomenoi* yourselves.",
"grammar": {
"*ginesthe*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person plural - become",
"*poiētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - predicate nominative",
"*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - objective genitive (of word)",
"*akroatai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - predicate nominative",
"*paralogizomenoi*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - deceiving"
},
"variants": {
"*ginesthe*": "be/become/prove to be",
"*poiētai*": "doers/performers/practitioners",
"*logou*": "word/message/instruction",
"*akroatai*": "hearers/listeners",
"*paralogizomenoi*": "deceiving/deluding/misleading"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "James.1.23",
"source": "Ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶν, καὶ οὐ ποιητής, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ:",
"text": "Because if anyone *akroatēs* of *logou* *estin*, and not *poiētēs*, this one *eoiken* to *andri* *katanoounti* the *prosōpon* of the *geneseōs* of him in *esoptrō*:",
"grammar": {
"*akroatēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject",
"*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - objective genitive (of word)",
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*poiētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - predicate nominative",
"*eoiken*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - resembles",
"*andri*": "dative, masculine, singular - indirect object",
"*katanoounti*": "present, active, participle, dative, masculine, singular - observing",
"*prosōpon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - direct object",
"*geneseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of natural)",
"*esoptrō*": "dative, neuter, singular - location (in mirror)"
},
"variants": {
"*akroatēs*": "hearer/listener",
"*estin*": "is/exists",
"*poiētēs*": "doer/performer/practitioner",
"*eoiken*": "resembles/is like/compares to",
"*andri*": "man/husband/male",
"*katanoounti*": "observing/looking at/considering/examining",
"*prosōpon*": "face/countenance/appearance",
"*geneseōs*": "natural/birth/origin",
"*esoptrō*": "mirror/looking glass"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "James.1.24",
"source": "Κατενόησεν γὰρ ἑαυτὸν, καὶ ἀπελήλυθεν, καὶ εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν.",
"text": "*Katenoēsen* for himself, and has *apelēlythen*, and immediately *epelatheto* what sort he *ēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Katenoēsen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - observed",
"*apelēlythen*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has gone away",
"*epelatheto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - forgot",
"*ēn*": "imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - was"
},
"variants": {
"*Katenoēsen*": "observed/looked at/examined",
"*apelēlythen*": "has gone away/has departed/has left",
"*epelatheto*": "forgot/did not remember",
"*ēn*": "was/existed"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "James.1.25",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ παρακύψας εἰς νόμον τέλειον τὸν τῆς ἐλευθερίας, καὶ παραμείνας, οὗτος οὐκ ἀκροατὴς ἐπιλησμονῆς γενόμενος, ἀλλὰ ποιητὴς ἔργου, οὗτος μακάριος ἐν τῇ ποιήσει αὐτοῦ ἔσται.",
"text": "But the one having *parakypsas* into *nomon teleion* the one of the *eleutherias*, and having *parameinas*, this one not *akroatēs* of *epilēsmonēs* having *genomenos*, but *poiētēs* of *ergou*, this one *makarios* in the *poiēsei* of him will be *estai*.",
"grammar": {
"*parakypsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having looked into",
"*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - direct object",
"*teleion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - adjective modifying *nomon*",
"*eleutherias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of freedom)",
"*parameinas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having continued",
"*akroatēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - predicate nominative",
"*epilēsmonēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - possessive (of forgetfulness)",
"*genomenos*": "aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having become",
"*poiētēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - predicate nominative",
"*ergou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - objective genitive (of work)",
"*makarios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - predicate adjective",
"*poiēsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - location/sphere (in doing)",
"*estai*": "future, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - will be"
},
"variants": {
"*parakypsas*": "having looked into/having bent down to see/having peered into",
"*nomon*": "law/principle/rule",
"*teleion*": "perfect/complete/mature",
"*eleutherias*": "freedom/liberty",
"*parameinas*": "having continued/having persevered/having remained",
"*akroatēs*": "hearer/listener",
"*epilēsmonēs*": "forgetfulness/forgetting",
"*genomenos*": "having become/having been",
"*poiētēs*": "doer/performer/practitioner",
"*ergou*": "work/deed/action",
"*makarios*": "blessed/happy/fortunate",
"*poiēsei*": "doing/action/performance",
"*estai*": "will be/shall be"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "James.1.26",
"source": "Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.",
"text": "If anyone *dokei* *thrēskos* to *einai* among you, not *chalinagōgōn* *glōssan* of him, but *apatōn* *kardian* of him, of this one *mataios* the *thrēskeia*.",
"grammar": {
"*dokei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - seems",
"*thrēskos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - predicate adjective",
"*einai*": "present, active, infinitive - to be",
"*chalinagōgōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - bridling",
"*glōssan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object",
"*apatōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - deceiving",
"*kardian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - direct object",
"*mataios*": "nominative, feminine, singular - predicate adjective",
"*thrēskeia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - subject"
},
"variants": {
"*dokei*": "seems/thinks/appears",
"*thrēskos*": "religious/pious/devout",
"*einai*": "to be/to exist",
"*chalinagōgōn*": "bridling/controlling/restraining",
"*glōssan*": "tongue/language/speech",
"*apatōn*": "deceiving/misleading/deluding",
"*kardian*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*mataios*": "worthless/vain/futile/useless",
"*thrēskeia*": "religion/religious worship/religious service"
}
}