James 3:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων, τε καὶ πετεινῶν, ἑρπετῶν τε, καὶ ἐναλίων, δαμάζεται, καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ:

Transliteration

Every gar physis of thēriōn, te and peteinōn, herpetōn te, and enaliōn, damazetai, and has been dedamastai by the physei the anthrōpinē:

Grammar Details

*gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
*physis*: nominative, feminine, singular - nature/kind
*thēriōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - wild animals/beasts
*te*: conjunction - and/both
*peteinōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - birds/flying creatures
*herpetōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - reptiles/creeping things
*enaliōn*: genitive, neuter, plural - sea creatures
*damazetai*: present indicative, passive, 3rd singular - is tamed/subdued
*dedamastai*: perfect indicative, passive, 3rd singular - has been tamed/subdued
*physei*: dative, feminine, singular - nature
*anthrōpinē*: dative, feminine, singular - human

Word Meanings

*physis*: nature/kind/species
*thēriōn*: wild animals/beasts
*peteinōn*: birds/flying creatures
*herpetōn*: reptiles/creeping things
*enaliōn*: sea creatures/marine animals
*damazetai*: is tamed/subdued/controlled
*dedamastai*: has been tamed/subdued/controlled

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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