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My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΠᾶσανPasanAll
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT James 1:2 word 1
χαρὰνcharanjoy
Lemma: χαρά (chara) · Strong's: G5479
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: joy — χαρά, -ᾶς, ἡ; (χαίρω), [in LXX for שִׂמְחָה, שָׂשׂוֹן, etc. ; ] ; joy, delight: Luk.1:14 15:7, 10, Jhn.15:11 16:22, 24 17:13, Act.8:8, 2Co.1:24 7:13 8:2, Gal.5:22, Col.1:11, Php.2:2, 1Jn.1:4, 2Jn.12; opposite to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 60 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:44, Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Matthew 28:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5479; TFLSJ G5479; TAGNT James 1:2 word 2
ἡγήσασθε,hēgēsasthedo esteem [it],
Lemma: ἡγέομαι (hēgeomai) · Strong's: G2233
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-ADM-2P)
Meaning: to govern — ἡγέομαι, -οῦμαι depon. mid., ; [in LXX (chiefly Pres. ptcp.) for נָגִיד, רֹאשׁ, שַׂר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lead; (a) to guide, go before; (b) to rule, be leader: present ptcp., ἡγούενος, a ruler, leader (MM, Exp., xiv),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 28 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Luke 22:26, Acts 7:10, Acts 14:12, Acts 15:22, Acts 26:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2233; TFLSJ G2233; TAGNT James 1:2 word 3
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrothers
Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)
Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT James 1:2 word 4
μου,mouof mine,
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Singular (P-1GS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT James 1:2 word 5
ὅτανhotanwhen
Lemma: ὅταν (hotan) · Strong's: G3752
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: when(-ever) — ὅταν (for ὅτ᾽ ἄν = ὅτε ἄν), ; temporal particle, ; with a conditional sense, usually of things expected to occur in an indefinite future; 1. prop., whenever; (a) (a) with subjc. praes.: Mat.6:2, 5 Mrk.14:7, Luk.11:36,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3752; TFLSJ G3752; TAGNT James 1:2 word 6
πειρασμοῖςpeirasmoistrials
Lemma: πειρασμός (peirasmos) · Strong's: G3986H
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (N-DPM)
Meaning: temptation/testing: testing — πειρασμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (πειράζω), [in LXX for מַסָּה, עִנְיָן ; ] ; 1. = πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.). ; 2. a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on Jas.1:13) ; (a) in good or neutral sense:…
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Used 11 times. Also: Luke 8:13, Luke 22:28, Acts 20:19, Galatians 4:14, Hebrews 3:8, James 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3986H; TFLSJ G3986H; TAGNT James 1:2 word 7
περιπέσητεperipesēteyou may fall into
Lemma: περιπίπτω (peripiptō) · Strong's: G4045
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-2AAS-2P)
Meaning: to fall upon — περι-πίπτω ; [in LXX: Rut.2:3, 2Ki.1:6 (קָרָה), Pro.11:5 (נָפַל), Dan LXX 2:9, 2Ma.6:13 2Mac 9:7 2Mac 9:21 2Mac 10:4 * ; ] ; 1. to fall around. ; 2. to fall in with, light upon, come across: with dative, λῃσταῖς,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Luke 10:30, Acts 27:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4045; TFLSJ G4045; TAGNT James 1:2 word 8
ποικίλοις,poikiloisvarious,
Lemma: ποικίλος (poikilos) · Strong's: G4164
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Plural · Masculine (A-DPM)
Meaning: various — ποικίλος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX for נָקֹד, רִקְמָה, etc. ; ] ; many-coloured, variegated. Metaphorical, various, manifold: Mat.4:24, Mrk.1:34, Luk.4:40, 2Ti.3:6, Tit.3:3, Heb.2:4 13:9, Jas.1:2, 1Pe.1:6 4:10.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 10 times. Also: Matthew 4:24, Mark 1:34, Luke 4:40, 2 Timothy 3:6, Titus 3:3, Hebrews 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4164; TFLSJ G4164; TAGNT James 1:2 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Consider [it] | → | ἡγέομαι G2233 to govern |
| pure | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| joy | → | χαρά G5479 joy |
| my | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| brothers | → | ἀδελφός G0080 brother |
| when | → | ὅταν G3752 when(-ever) |
| you encounter | → | περιπίπτω G4045 to fall upon |
| trials | → | πειρασμός G3986H temptation/testing: testing |
| of many kinds | → | ποικίλος G4164 various |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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