James 5:14
{ "verseID": "James.5.14", "source": "Ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας· καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου:", "text": "*Asthenei tis en* you? *proskalesasthō tous presbyterous tēs ekklēsias*; and *proseuxasthōsan ep'* him, *aleipsantes* him *elaiō en tō onomati tou Kyriou*:", "grammar": { "*Asthenei*": "present active, 3rd singular - is sick/weak", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative - anyone", "*en*": "preposition + dative - among", "you": "dative, 2nd plural - you", "*proskalesasthō*": "aorist middle imperative, 3rd singular - let him call for", "*tous presbyterous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the elders", "*tēs ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the church/assembly", "*proseuxasthōsan*": "aorist middle imperative, 3rd plural - let them pray", "*ep'*": "preposition + accusative - over", "him": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*aleipsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having anointed", "him": "accusative, masculine, singular - him", "*elaiō*": "dative, neuter, singular - with oil", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*tō onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - the name", "*tou Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord" }, "variants": { "*Asthenei*": "is sick/weak/ill/infirm", "*proskalesasthō*": "let him call for/summon", "*presbyterous*": "elders (official church leaders, not simply older men)", "*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*proseuxasthōsan*": "let them pray (formal prayer)", "*aleipsantes*": "having anointed/rubbed with oil", "*elaiō*": "with oil (olive oil used for medicinal and ceremonial purposes)", "*en tō onomati*": "in the name/by the authority" } }