Jas 4:1-5 : 1 {
"verseID": "James.4.1",
"source": "Πόθεν πόλεμοι καὶ μάχαι ἐν ὑμῖν; οὐκ ἐντεῦθεν, ἐκ τῶν ἡδονῶν ὑμῶν τῶν στρατευομένων ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ὑμῶν;",
"text": "From where *polemoi* and *machai* in you? not *enteuthen*, from the *hēdonōn* of you the ones *strateuomenōn* in the *melesin* of you?",
"grammar": {
"*polemoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - wars/conflicts",
"*machai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - fights/quarrels",
"*enteuthen*": "adverb - from here/from this source",
"*hēdonōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - pleasures/desires",
"*strateuomenōn*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive, feminine, plural - waging war/campaigning",
"*melesin*": "dative, neuter, plural - members/limbs/parts of body"
},
"variants": {
"*polemoi*": "wars/conflicts/fighting",
"*machai*": "fights/quarrels/contentions",
"*hēdonōn*": "pleasures/lusts/desires",
"*strateuomenōn*": "waging war/campaigning/battling",
"*melesin*": "members/limbs/body parts"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "James.4.2",
"source": "Ἐπιθυμεῖτε, καὶ οὐκ ἔχετε: φονεύετε, καὶ ζηλοῦτε, καὶ οὐ δύνασθε ἐπιτυχεῖν: μάχεσθε καὶ πολεμεῖτε, οὐκ ἔχετε δὲ, διὰ τὸ μὴ αἰτεῖσθαι ὑμᾶς.",
"text": "You *epithymeite*, and not *echete*: you *phoneuete*, and you *zēloute*, and not you *dynasthe epitychein*: you *machesthe* and you *polemeite*, not *echete* *de*, through the not *aiteisthai* you.",
"grammar": {
"*epithymeite*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - desire/lust",
"*echete*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - have/possess",
"*phoneuete*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - murder/kill",
"*zēloute*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - covet/envy/are zealous",
"*dynasthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd plural - are able/can",
"*epitychein*": "aorist active infinitive - obtain/achieve",
"*machesthe*": "present middle/passive indicative, 2nd plural - fight/quarrel",
"*polemeite*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - wage war/battle",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and/now",
"*aiteisthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - ask/request"
},
"variants": {
"*epithymeite*": "desire/lust/crave",
"*phoneuete*": "murder/kill/slay",
"*zēloute*": "are jealous/covet/envy/are zealous",
"*epitychein*": "obtain/achieve/acquire",
"*machesthe*": "fight/quarrel/contend",
"*polemeite*": "wage war/battle/fight",
"*aiteisthai*": "ask/request/beg"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "James.4.3",
"source": "Αἰτεῖτε, καὶ οὐ λαμβάνετε, διότι κακῶς αἰτεῖσθε, ἵνα ἐν ταῖς ἡδοναῖς ὑμῶν δαπανήσητε.",
"text": "You *aiteite*, and not you *lambanete*, because *kakōs* you *aiteisthe*, that in the *hēdonais* of you you may *dapanēsēte*.",
"grammar": {
"*aiteite*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - ask/request",
"*lambanete*": "present active indicative, 2nd plural - receive/take",
"*kakōs*": "adverb - wrongly/badly/evilly",
"*aiteisthe*": "present middle indicative, 2nd plural - ask/request",
"*hēdonais*": "dative, feminine, plural - pleasures/desires",
"*dapanēsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - spend/consume"
},
"variants": {
"*aiteite*": "ask/request/beg",
"*lambanete*": "receive/take/accept",
"*kakōs*": "wrongly/badly/evilly/improperly",
"*aiteisthe*": "ask/request for yourselves",
"*hēdonais*": "pleasures/lusts/desires",
"*dapanēsēte*": "spend/consume/waste"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "James.4.4",
"source": "Μοιχοὶ καὶ μοιχαλίδες, οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ φιλία τοῦ κόσμου ἔχθρα τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν; ὃς ἂν οὖν βουληθῇ φίλος εἶναι τοῦ κόσμου ἐχθρὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ καθίσταται.",
"text": "*Moichoi* and *moichalides*, not you *oidate* that the *philia* of the *kosmou echtra* of the *Theou estin*? whoever therefore may *boulēthē philos einai* of the *kosmou echthros* of the *Theou kathistatai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Moichoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - adulterers",
"*moichalides*": "nominative, feminine, plural - adulteresses",
"*oidate*": "perfect active indicative, 2nd plural - know/understand",
"*philia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - friendship/love",
"*kosmou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - world/universe/ornamentation",
"*echtra*": "nominative, feminine, singular - enmity/hostility",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God",
"*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is",
"*boulēthē*": "aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd singular - desire/wish/intend",
"*philos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - friend/beloved",
"*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be",
"*echthros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - enemy/hostile",
"*kathistatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - becomes/is appointed"
},
"variants": {
"*Moichoi*": "adulterers/unfaithful ones",
"*moichalides*": "adulteresses/unfaithful women",
"*oidate*": "know/understand/perceive",
"*philia*": "friendship/love/affection",
"*kosmou*": "world/universe/worldly system",
"*echtra*": "enmity/hostility/hatred",
"*boulēthē*": "wishes/desires/intends",
"*philos*": "friend/beloved/dear one",
"*echthros*": "enemy/hostile/opposed",
"*kathistatai*": "becomes/is constituted/is established"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "James.4.5",
"source": "Ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει, Πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ κατῴκησεν ἐν ἡμῖν;",
"text": "Or you *dokeite* that *kenōs* the *graphē legei*, Toward *phthonon epipothei* the *pneuma* which *katōkēsen* in us?",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}