James 4:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

{G2228} Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἢ δοκεῖτε ὅτι κενῶς ἡ γραφὴ λέγει, Πρὸς φθόνον ἐπιποθεῖ τὸ πνεῦμα ὃ κατῴκησεν ἐν ἡμῖν;

Transliteration

Or you dokeite that kenōs the graphē legei, Toward phthonon epipothei the pneuma which katōkēsen in us?

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Cor 6:19 : 19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
2 Cor 6:16 : 16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said , I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, and that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!
Gen 6:5 : 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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