James 1:11

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

The sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his flower falleth awaye and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: even so shall the ryche man perisshe with his aboundance.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι, καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον, καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν, καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο: οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται.

Transliteration

Aneteilen for the hēlios with the kausōni, and exēranen the chorton, and the anthos of it exepesen, and the euprepeia of the prosōpou of it apōleto: thus also the plousios in the poreiais of him will be maranthēsetai.

Grammar Details

• *Aneteilen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - rose
• *hēlios*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject
• *kausōni*: dative, masculine, singular - accompanying circumstance (with scorching heat)
• *exēranen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - withered
• *chorton*: accusative, masculine, singular - direct object
• *anthos*: nominative, neuter, singular - subject
• *exepesen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - fell off
• *euprepeia*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject
• *prosōpou*: genitive, neuter, singular - possessive (of appearance)
• *apōleto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - perished
• *plousios*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject
• *poreiais*: dative, feminine, plural - location (in pursuits)
• *maranthēsetai*: future, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - will wither

Word Meanings

• *Aneteilen*: rose/came up
• *hēlios*: sun
• *kausōni*: scorching heat/burning wind
• *exēranen*: withered/dried up/scorched
• *chorton*: grass/vegetation
• *exepesen*: fell off/dropped/fell away
• *euprepeia*: beauty/comeliness/attractiveness
• *prosōpou*: appearance/face/countenance
• *apōleto*: perished/was destroyed/disappeared
• *poreiais*: pursuits/ways/journeys/undertakings
• *maranthēsetai*: will wither/will fade away/will waste away

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 1:4 : 4 to enioye an inheritaunce immortall and vndefiled and that purifieth not reserved in heven for you
• 1 Pet 5:4 : 4 And when the chef shepheerde shall appere ye shall receave an incorruptible croune of glorye.
• Jonah 4:7-8 : 7 And the LORde ordeyned a worme agenst the springe of ye morow mornige which smote the wild vine that it wethered awaye. 8 And assone as the sonne was vpp God prepared a feruent eest winde: so that ye sonne bete ouer the heed of Ionas that he fainted agayne ad wished vn to hys soule that he might dye and sayd it is better for me to dye then to liue.
• Matt 13:6 : 6 and when ye sunne was vp it cauht heet and for lake of rotynge wyddred awaye.
• Mark 4:6 : 6 but as sone as the sunne was vp it caught heet and because it had not rotynge wyddred awaye.
• Luke 12:16-21 : 16 And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche ma brought forth frutes plenteously 17 and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes? 18 And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes: 19 and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moch goodes layde vp in stoore for many yeares take thyne ease: eate drinke and be mery. 20 But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded? 21 So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Ther was a certayne ryche man which was clothed in purple and fyne bysse and fared deliciously every daye. 20 And ther was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of soores 21 desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche manes borde. Neverthelesse the dogges came and licked his soores. 22 And yt fortuned that the begger dyed and was caried by the angelles into Abrahas bosome. The riche man also died and was buried. 23 And beinge in hell in tormetes he lyfte vp his eyes and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome 24 and he cryed and sayd: father Abraham have mercy on me and sende Lazarus that he maye dippe the tippe of his fynger in water and cole my tonge: for I am tourmented in this flame. 25 But Abraha sayd vnto him Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receavedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed.
• 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 and they yt vse this worlde be as though they vsed it not. For the fassion of this worlde goeth awaye.
• Jas 5:1-7 : 1 Goo to now ye ryche men. Wepe and howle on youre wretchednes that shall come apon you. 2 Youre ryches is corrupte youre garmentes are motheaten. 3 Youre golde and youre silver are cankred and the rust of them shalbe a witnes vnto you and shall eate youre flesshe as it were fyre. Ye have heaped treasure togedder in youre last dayes: 4 Beholde the hyre of ye labourers which have reped doune youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and ye cryes of them which have reped are entred into the eares of the LORde Sabaoth. 5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the erth and in wantannes. Ye have norysshed youre hertes as in a daye of slaughter. 6 Ye have condempned and have killed the iust and he hath not resisted you. 7 Be pacient therfore brethren vnto the commynge of the LORde. Beholde the husbande man wayteth for the precious frute of the erth and hath longe pacience ther vppon vntill he receave (the erly and the latter rayne.)