Proverbs 21:6

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.21.6", "source": "פֹּ֣עַל א֭וֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר הֶ֥בֶל נִ֝דָּ֗ף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת", "text": "*pōʿal* *ʾôṣārôt* with-*lĕšôn* *šāqer* *heḇel* *niddāp̄* *mĕḇaqšê*-*māwet*", "grammar": { "*pōʿal*": "construct singular noun - acquisition/making of", "*ʾôṣārôt*": "masculine plural noun - treasures", "*lĕšôn*": "construct singular noun - tongue of", "*šāqer*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/lie", "*heḇel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity", "*niddāp̄*": "niphal participle masculine singular - being driven/blown away", "*mĕḇaqšê*": "piel participle masculine plural construct - seekers of", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death" }, "variants": { "*pōʿal*": "acquisition/work/deed", "*ʾôṣārôt*": "treasures/storehouses/wealth", "*lĕšôn*": "tongue/language/speech", "*šāqer*": "falsehood/lie/deception", "*heḇel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*niddāp̄*": "driven away/blown away/dispersed", "*mĕḇaqšê*": "seekers/pursuers/those who seek" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֹּ֣עַל א֭וֹצָרוֹת בִּלְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר הֶ֥בֶל נִ֝דָּ֗ף מְבַקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת

Transliteration

pōʿal ʾôṣārôt with-lĕšôn šāqer heḇel niddāp̄ mĕḇaqšê-māwet

Grammar Details

• *pōʿal*: construct singular noun - acquisition/making of
• *ʾôṣārôt*: masculine plural noun - treasures
• *lĕšôn*: construct singular noun - tongue of
• *šāqer*: masculine singular noun - falsehood/lie
• *heḇel*: masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity
• *niddāp̄*: niphal participle masculine singular - being driven/blown away
• *mĕḇaqšê*: piel participle masculine plural construct - seekers of
• *māwet*: masculine singular noun - death

Word Meanings

• *pōʿal*: acquisition/work/deed
• *ʾôṣārôt*: treasures/storehouses/wealth
• *lĕšôn*: tongue/language/speech
• *šāqer*: falsehood/lie/deception
• *heḇel*: vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness
• *niddāp̄*: driven away/blown away/dispersed
• *mĕḇaqšê*: seekers/pursuers/those who seek

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who so hoordeth vp riches wt ye disceatfulnes of his tonge, he is a foole, & like vnto them that seke their owne death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The gathering of treasures by a deceitfull tongue is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  To hoorde vp riches with a deceiptfull tongue, is vanitie tossed to and fro of them that seeke death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Getting treasures by a lying tongue Is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The making of treasures by a lying tongue, `Is' a vanity driven away of those seeking death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 13:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.11", "source": "ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*hôn mēhebel yimʿāṭ wə-qōbēṣ ʿal-yād yarbê*", "grammar": { "*hôn*": "noun, masculine singular - wealth", "*mēhebel*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from vanity/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - diminishes/decreases", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*qōbēṣ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - gathering/collecting", "*ʿal-yād*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - little by little/by labor", "*yarbê*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - increases/multiplies" }, "variants": { "*hôn*": "wealth/riches/substance", "*mēhebel*": "from vanity/fraudulently/from being easily gotten", "*yimʿāṭ*": "diminishes/decreases/becomes less", "*qōbēṣ*": "gathering/collecting/accumulating", "*ʿal-yād*": "little by little/gradually/by labor", "*yarbê*": "increases/multiplies/grows" } }
• Prov 20:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.21", "source": "נַ֭חֲלָה *מבחלת **מְבֹהֶ֣לֶת בָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑ה וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ לֹ֣א תְבֹרָֽךְ׃", "text": "*naḥalâ* **məbōhelet** in-the-*riʾšōnâ* and-*ʾaḥarîtāh* not *təbōrāk*", "grammar": { "*naḥalâ*": "noun, feminine singular - inheritance/possession", "**məbōhelet**": "verb, Pual participle feminine singular - gained hastily", "*riʾšōnâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - beginning/first", "*ʾaḥarîtāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - its end", "*təbōrāk*": "verb, Pual imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be blessed" }, "variants": { "*naḥalâ*": "inheritance/possession/property", "**məbōhelet**": "gained hastily/acquired quickly/gotten anxiously", "*riʾšōnâ*": "beginning/first/initial stage", "*ʾaḥarîtāh*": "its end/outcome/final state", "*təbōrāk*": "will be blessed/will prosper" } }
• Prov 8:36 : 36 { "verseID": "Proverbs.8.36", "source": "וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ כָּל־מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃ פ", "text": "And-*ḥōṭᵊʾî ḥōmēs napšô*, all-*mᵊśanʾay ʾāhăbû māwet*", "grammar": { "*ḥōṭᵊʾî*": "qal participle masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one who sins against me", "*ḥōmēs*": "qal participle masculine singular - injuring/violating", "*napšô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*mᵊśanʾay*": "piel participle masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - those who hate me", "*ʾāhăbû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they love", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death" }, "variants": { "*ḥōṭᵊʾî*": "one who sins against me/one who misses me", "*ḥōmēs*": "injuring/violating/wronging", "*napšô*": "his soul/self/life/being", "*mᵊśanʾay*": "those who hate me/my haters", "*ʾāhăbû*": "they love/cherish/prefer", "*māwet*": "death/dying/realm of death" } }
• Prov 10:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Proverbs.10.2", "source": "לֹא־י֭וֹעִילוּ אוֹצְר֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע וּ֝צְדָקָ֗ה תַּצִּ֥יל מִמָּֽוֶת׃", "text": "*lōʾ*-*yôʿîlû* *ʾôṣərôt* *rešaʿ* *wə-ṣədāqāh* *taṣṣîl* *mimmāwet*", "grammar": { "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yôʿîlû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - profit/avail", "*ʾôṣərôt*": "masculine plural construct - treasures of", "*rešaʿ*": "masculine singular noun - wickedness", "*wə-ṣədāqāh*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and righteousness", "*taṣṣîl*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - delivers/rescues", "*mimmāwet*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from death" }, "variants": { "*yôʿîlû*": "profit/benefit/avail", "*ʾôṣərôt*": "treasures/storehouses/wealth", "*rešaʿ*": "wickedness/evil/wrong", "*ṣədāqāh*": "righteousness/justice/right conduct", "*taṣṣîl*": "delivers/rescues/saves" } }
• 2 Pet 2:3 : 3 { "verseID": "2 Peter.2.3", "source": "Καὶ ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς ἐμπορεύσονται: οἷς τὸ κρίμα ἔκπαλαι οὐκ ἀργεῖ, καὶ ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει.", "text": "*Kai en pleonexia plastois logois hymas emporeusontai*: *hois to krima ekpalai ouk argei, kai hē apōleia autōn ou nystazei*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - 'and/also'", "*en pleonexia*": "preposition with dative singular feminine - 'in/with greed'", "*plastois*": "dative plural masculine - 'fabricated/manufactured'", "*logois*": "dative plural masculine - 'words/messages'", "*hymas*": "accusative plural - 'you'", "*emporeusontai*": "future indicative middle, 3rd plural - 'will exploit/make merchandise of'", "*hois*": "dative plural relative pronoun - 'for whom'", "*to krima*": "nominative singular neuter - 'the judgment'", "*ekpalai*": "adverb - 'from long ago/for a long time'", "*ouk argei*": "negative + present indicative active, 3rd singular - 'is not idle/inactive'", "*kai*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*hē apōleia*": "nominative singular feminine - 'the destruction'", "*autōn*": "genitive plural - 'of them/their'", "*ou nystazei*": "negative + present indicative active, 3rd singular - 'does not slumber'" }, "variants": { "*pleonexia*": "greed/covetousness/desire for advantage", "*plastois*": "fabricated/manufactured/invented/artificial", "*logois*": "words/messages/accounts/arguments", "*emporeusontai*": "will exploit/make merchandise of/trade in/make profit from", "*krima*": "judgment/condemnation/sentence", "*ekpalai*": "from long ago/for a long time/from of old", "*argei*": "is idle/inactive/delays/lingers", "*apōleia*": "destruction/ruin/perdition", "*nystazei*": "slumbers/dozes/is sleepy/is inactive" } }
• Prov 20:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.20.14", "source": "רַ֣ע רַ֭ע יֹאמַ֣ר הַקּוֹנֶ֑ה וְאֹזֵ֥ל ל֝֗וֹ אָ֣ז יִתְהַלָּֽל׃", "text": "*raʿ* *raʿ* *yōʾmar* the-*qôneh* and-*ʾōzēl* to-him then *yithallāl*", "grammar": { "*raʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - bad/evil", "*yōʾmar*": "verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - says/will say", "*qôneh*": "verb, Qal participle masculine singular - buyer", "*ʾōzēl*": "verb, Qal participle masculine singular - going away", "*yithallāl*": "verb, Hithpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular - boasts/praises himself" }, "variants": { "*raʿ*": "bad/evil/poor quality", "*yōʾmar*": "says/will say/claims", "*qôneh*": "buyer/purchaser", "*ʾōzēl*": "going away/departing/leaving", "*yithallāl*": "boasts/praises himself/brags" } }
• Prov 22:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.22.8", "source": "זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה *יקצור־**יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃", "text": "*zôrēa'* *'awlāh* *yiqṣār-'āwen* and *šēbeT* *'ebrāTô* *yiKleh*.", "grammar": { "*zôrēa'*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - sower/one who sows", "*'awlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - injustice/unrighteousness", "*yiqṣār-'āwen*": "verb with noun, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with masculine singular noun - he will reap trouble", "*šēbeT*": "noun, masculine singular construct - rod/staff of", "*'ebrāTô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - his wrath", "*yiKleh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will come to an end/fail" }, "variants": { "*zôrēa'*": "one who sows/plants/scatters seed", "*'awlāh*": "injustice/unrighteousness/iniquity", "*yiqṣār*": "will reap/will harvest", "*'āwen*": "trouble/wickedness/sorrow/iniquity", "*šēbeT*": "rod/staff/tribe/scepter", "*'ebrāTô*": "his wrath/his anger/his fury", "*yiKleh*": "will fail/will come to an end/will be consumed" } }
• Prov 30:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.30.8", "source": "שָׁ֤וְא ׀ וּֽדְבַר־כָּזָ֡ב הַרְחֵ֬ק מִמֶּ֗נִּי רֵ֣אשׁ וָ֭עֹשֶׁר אַל־תִּֽתֶּן־לִ֑י הַ֝טְרִיפֵ֗נִי לֶ֣חֶם חֻקִּֽי׃", "text": "*Šāwʾ* *ûdebar*-*kāzāb* *harḥēq* *mimmennî* *rēʾš* *wāʿōšer* *ʾal*-*titten*-*lî* *haṭrîpēnî* *leḥem* *ḥuqqî*", "grammar": { "*Šāwʾ*": "masculine singular noun - falsehood/vanity/emptiness", "*ûdebar*": "conjunction + construct state, masculine singular - and word of", "*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood", "*harḥēq*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular - remove far/keep far", "*mimmennî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - from me", "*rēʾš*": "masculine singular noun - poverty/need", "*wāʿōšer*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun - and riches/wealth", "*ʾal*": "negative particle for prohibitions - do not", "*titten*": "qal imperfect, second masculine singular jussive - give", "*lî*": "preposition + first person singular suffix - to me", "*haṭrîpēnî*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular + first person singular suffix - cause me to eat/feed me", "*leḥem*": "masculine singular noun - bread/food", "*ḥuqqî*": "masculine singular noun + first person singular suffix - my portion/my allotment" }, "variants": { "*Šāwʾ*": "falsehood/vanity/emptiness/worthlessness", "*rēʾš*": "poverty/need/destitution", "*ḥuqqî*": "my portion/my allotment/my prescribed portion/my due" } }
• Jer 17:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.17.11", "source": "קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְלֹ֣א בְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּחֲצִ֤י *ימו **יָמָיו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔נּוּ וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל׃", "text": "*qōrēʾ* *dāgar* and-not *yālād* *ʿōśeh* *ʿōšer* and-not in-*mišpāṭ* in-half *yāmāyw* *yaʿazbennû* and-in-*ʾaḥărîtô* *yihyeh* *nābāl*", "grammar": { "*qōrēʾ*": "qal participle masculine singular - calling/gathering", "*dāgar*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - hatches", "*yālād*": "qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he bore/begot", "*ʿōśeh*": "qal participle masculine singular - making/acquiring", "*ʿōšer*": "masculine singular noun - wealth/riches", "*mišpāṭ*": "masculine singular noun - justice/judgment", "*yāmāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his days", "*yaʿazbennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - it will leave him", "*ʾaḥărîtô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his end", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will be", "*nābāl*": "masculine singular adjective - foolish/senseless" }, "variants": { "*qōrēʾ*": "partridge/caller/one who calls", "*dāgar*": "hatches/gathers/sits on", "*ʿōśeh*": "acquires/makes/gathers", "*mišpāṭ*": "justice/judgment/right/righteousness", "*nābāl*": "fool/senseless/despicable" } }
• Ezek 18:31 : 31 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.18.31", "source": "הַשְׁלִ֣יכוּ מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם אֶת־כָּל־פִשְׁעֵיכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פְּשַׁעְתֶּ֣ם בָּ֔ם וַעֲשׂ֥וּ לָכֶ֛ם לֵ֥ב חָדָ֖שׁ וְר֣וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וְלָ֥מָּה תָמֻ֖תוּ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*hašlîkû* *mē-* *ʿălêkem* *ʾet*-*kol*-*pišʿêkem* *ʾăšer* *pəšaʿtem* *bām* *wa-* *ʿăśû* *lākem* *lēb* *ḥādāš* *wə-* *rûaḥ* *ḥădāšāh* *wə-* *lāmmāh* *tāmûtû* *bêt* *yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*hašlîkû*": "Hiphil imperative masculine plural - cast away", "*mē-*": "preposition - from", "*ʿălêkem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - upon you", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*kol*": "construct state, masculine singular - all of", "*pišʿêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your transgressions", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that", "*pəšaʿtem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have transgressed", "*bām*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them", "*wa-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿăśû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - make", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*lēb*": "masculine singular noun - heart", "*ḥādāš*": "adjective masculine singular - new", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit", "*ḥădāšāh*": "adjective feminine singular - new", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why", "*tāmûtû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you will die", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*hašlîkû*": "cast away/throw off/discard", "*pišʿêkem*": "your transgressions/your rebellions/your crimes", "*pəšaʿtem*": "you have transgressed/you have rebelled/you have offended", "*lēb* *ḥādāš*": "new heart/renewed mind/transformed inner being", "*rûaḥ* *ḥădāšāh*": "new spirit/renewed attitude/transformed disposition" } }
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.6.9", "source": "Οἱ δὲ βουλόμενοι πλουτεῖν ἐμπίπτουσιν εἰς πειρασμὸν καὶ παγίδα, καὶ ἐπιθυμίας πολλὰς ἀνοήτους καὶ βλαβεράς, αἵτινες βυθίζουσιν τοὺς ἀνθρώπους εἰς ὄλεθρον καὶ ἀπώλειαν.", "text": "The ones *de boulomenoi ploutein empiptousin* into *peirasmon kai pagida*, and *epithymias pollas anoētous kai blaberas*, which *bythizousin* the *anthrōpous* into *olethron kai apōleian*.", "grammar": { "*Hoi de*": "article with conjunction, nominative, masculine, plural - but the ones", "*boulomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, middle - desiring/wanting", "*ploutein*": "present infinitive, active - to be rich/wealthy", "*empiptousin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural, active - fall into", "*eis*": "preposition - into", "*peirasmon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - temptation/trial", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*pagida*": "accusative, feminine, singular - trap/snare", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*epithymias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - desires/lusts", "*pollas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - many", "*anoētous*": "accusative, feminine, plural - foolish/senseless", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*blaberas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - harmful/hurtful", "*haitines*": "relative pronoun, nominative, feminine, plural - which", "*bythizousin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural, active - sink/plunge/drown", "*tous anthrōpous*": "accusative, masculine, plural with article - the people/men", "*eis*": "preposition - into", "*olethron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - destruction/ruin", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*apōleian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - perdition/destruction" }, "variants": { "*boulomenoi*": "desiring/wanting/wishing/intending", "*ploutein*": "to be rich/to gain wealth/to prosper", "*empiptousin*": "fall into/plunge into/become entangled in", "*peirasmon*": "temptation/trial/testing", "*pagida*": "trap/snare/net", "*epithymias*": "desires/lusts/cravings/longings", "*anoētous*": "foolish/senseless/mindless", "*blaberas*": "harmful/hurtful/destructive", "*bythizousin*": "sink/plunge/drown/submerge", "*olethron*": "destruction/ruin/perdition", "*apōleian*": "perdition/destruction/ruin/loss" } } 10 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.6.10", "source": "Ῥίζα γὰρ πάντων τῶν κακῶν ἐστιν ἡ φιλαργυρία: ἧς τινες ὀρεγόμενοι, ἀπεπλανήθησαν ἀπὸ τῆς πίστεως, καὶ ἑαυτοὺς περιέπειραν ὀδύναις πολλαῖς.", "text": "*Riza gar pantōn tōn kakōn estin* the *philargyria*: of which some *oregomenoi*, *apeplanēthēsan* from the *pisteōs*, and *heautous periepēiran odynais pollais*.", "grammar": { "*Riza*": "nominative, feminine, singular - root", "*gar*": "conjunction, explanatory - for", "*pantōn tōn kakōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural with article - of all the evils", "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*hē philargyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular with article - the love of money", "*hēs*": "relative pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - of which", "*tines*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - some", "*oregomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, middle - reaching after/craving", "*apeplanēthēsan*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person plural, passive - were led astray/wandered away", "*apo*": "preposition - from", "*tēs pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular with article - the faith", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*heautous*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - themselves", "*periepēiran*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person plural, active - pierced through/impaled", "*odynais*": "dative, feminine, plural - with pains/sorrows", "*pollais*": "dative, feminine, plural - many" }, "variants": { "*Riza*": "root/source/origin", "*kakōn*": "evils/bad things/troubles", "*philargyria*": "love of money/greed/avarice", "*oregomenoi*": "reaching after/craving/yearning for/coveting", "*apeplanēthēsan*": "were led astray/wandered away/deceived", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness", "*periepēiran*": "pierced through/impaled/transfixed", "*odynais*": "pains/sorrows/griefs/torments" } }
• Titus 1:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Titus.1.11", "source": "Οὓς δεῖ ἐπιστομίζειν, οἵτινες ὅλους οἴκους ἀνατρέπουσιν, διδάσκοντες ἃ μὴ δεῖ, αἰσχροῦ κέρδους χάριν.", "text": "Whom it is necessary to *epistomizein*, who *holous oikous anatrepousin*, *didaskontes* things which *mē dei*, *aischrou kerdous charin*.", "grammar": { "*Hous*": "accusative, masculine, plural relative pronoun - whom", "*dei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*epistomizein*": "present, active, infinitive - to silence/muzzle", "*hoitines*": "nominative, masculine, plural relative pronoun - who/whoever", "*holous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - whole/entire", "*oikous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - houses/households", "*anatrepousin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they overturn/upset", "*didaskontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching", "*ha*": "accusative, neuter, plural relative pronoun - which things", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*dei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary", "*aischrou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - shameful/dishonest", "*kerdous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - gain/profit", "*charin*": "preposition + accusative - for the sake of" }, "variants": { "*epistomizein*": "to silence/muzzle/stop the mouth", "*holous oikous*": "whole houses/entire households/whole families", "*anatrepousin*": "overturn/upset/subvert", "*didaskontes*": "teaching/instructing", "*aischrou kerdous*": "shameful gain/dishonest profit/sordid advantage", "*charin*": "for the sake of/because of/on account of" } }