17 {
"verseID": "James.2.17",
"source": "Οὕτως Καὶ ἡ πίστις, ἐὰν μὴ ἔργα ἔχῃ, νεκρά ἐστιν, καθʼ ἑαυτήν.",
"text": "Thus also the *pistis*, if not *erga echē*, *nekra estin*, by itself.",
"grammar": {
"Οὕτως": "adverb - thus/in this way",
"Καὶ": "conjunction - also/even",
"ἡ *pistis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - the faith",
"ἐὰν": "conditional particle - if",
"μὴ": "negative particle - not",
"*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works",
"*echē*": "present, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - may have",
"*nekra*": "nominative, feminine, singular, adjective - dead",
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"καθʼ ἑαυτήν": "preposition + accusative, reflexive pronoun - by itself"
},
"variants": {
"*pistis*": "faith/belief/trust",
"*erga*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*echē*": "may have/possess",
"*nekra*": "dead/lifeless",
"*estin*": "is/exists"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "James.2.18",
"source": "Ἀλλʼ, ἐρεῖ τις, Σὺ πίστιν ἔχεις, κἀγὼ ἔργα ἔχω: δεῖξόν μοι τὴν πίστιν σου χωρὶς τῶν ἔργων σου, κἀγώ δείξω σοι ἐκ τῶν ἔργων μου τὴν πίστιν μου.",
"text": "But, *erei tis*, You *pistin echeis*, and I *erga echō*: *deixon* to me the *pistin* your without the *ergōn* your, and I *deixō* to you from the *ergōn* my the *pistin* my.",
"grammar": {
"Ἀλλʼ": "adversative conjunction - but",
"*erei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - will say",
"τις": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - someone",
"Σὺ": "nominative, second person, singular - you",
"*pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - faith",
"*echeis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - you have",
"κἀγὼ": "crasis (καί + ἐγώ) - and I",
"*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works",
"*echō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I have",
"*deixon*": "aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular - show",
"μοι": "dative, first person, singular - to me",
"τὴν *pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the faith",
"σου": "genitive, second person, singular - your/of you",
"χωρὶς": "preposition + genitive - without/apart from",
"τῶν *ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - the works",
"σου": "genitive, second person, singular - your/of you",
"κἀγώ": "crasis (καί + ἐγώ) - and I",
"*deixō*": "future, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I will show",
"σοι": "dative, second person, singular - to you",
"ἐκ": "preposition + genitive - from/by",
"τῶν *ergōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - the works",
"μου": "genitive, first person, singular - my/of me",
"τὴν *pistin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the faith",
"μου": "genitive, first person, singular - my/of me"
},
"variants": {
"*erei*": "will say/claim/state",
"*pistin*": "faith/belief/trust",
"*echeis*": "you have/possess",
"*erga*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*echō*": "I have/possess",
"*deixon*": "show/demonstrate/prove",
"*ergōn*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*deixō*": "I will show/demonstrate/prove"
}
}