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← James 1 · ← verse 20 · verse 22 →

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

διὸdioTherefore

Lemma: διό (dio) · Strong's: G1352

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: therefore — διό ; conjunct. for δι᾽ ὅ, ; wherefore, on which account: Mat.27:8, Luk.7:7, Act.15:19, Rom.1:24, al.; δ. καί, Luk.1:35, Act.10:29 24:26, Rom.4:22 15:22, 2Co.1:20 4:13 5:9, Php.2:9, Heb.11:12 13:12 (see Ellic. on…

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Used 53 times. Also: Matthew 27:8, Luke 1:35, Luke 7:7, Acts 10:29, Acts 15:19, Acts 20:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1352; TFLSJ G1352; TAGNT James 1:21 word 1

ἀποθέμενοιapothemenoihaving put aside

Lemma: ἀποτίθημι (apotithēmi) · Strong's: G0659

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AMP-NPM)

Meaning: to put aside — ἀπο-τίθημι ; [in LXX chiefly for נוּחַ hi. ; ] ; to put off or aside; in NT always mid., ; (a) to put of from oneself as a garment: τ. ἱμάτια, Act.7:58; metaphorically, in ethical sense, to put of, lay aside: Rom.13:12,…

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Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 14:3, Acts 7:58, Romans 13:12, Ephesians 4:22, Ephesians 4:25, Colossians 3:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0659; TFLSJ G0659; TAGNT James 1:21 word 2

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,…

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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 1:21 word 3

ῥυπαρίανrhuparianfilthiness

Lemma: ῥυπαρία (rhuparia) · Strong's: G4507

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: filth — ῥυπαρία, -ας, ἡ; (ῥυπαρός) ; filthiness: metaphorically, of moral defile­ment, Jas.1:21.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4507; TFLSJ G4507; TAGNT James 1:21 word 4

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT James 1:21 word 5

περισσείανperisseianexcess

Lemma: περισσεία (perisseia) · Strong's: G4050

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: excess — περισσεία, -ας, ἡ; (περισσευω), [in LXX: Ecc.12:1-14 (יִתְרוֹן and cogn. forms, Ecc.1:3, al.) * ; ] ; 1. abundance, superfluity: Rom.5:17, 2Co.8:2 10:15, Jas.1:21 (so also Inscr., see LAE, 80). ; 2. (a) superiority (Ec,…

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Used 4 times. Also: Romans 5:17, 2 Corinthians 8:2, 2 Corinthians 10:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4050; TFLSJ G4050; TAGNT James 1:21 word 6

κακίαςkakiasof wickedness

Lemma: κακία (kakia) · Strong's: G2549

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: evil — κακία, -ας, ἡ; (κακός), [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה ; ] ; 1. badness in quality (opposite to ἀρετή, excellence). ; 2. wickedness, depravity, malignity: Act.8:22, Rom.1:29, 1Co.5:8 14:20, Eph.4:31, Col.3:8, Tit.3:3,…

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Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 6:34, Acts 8:22, Romans 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Corinthians 14:20, Ephesians 4:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2549; TFLSJ G2549; TAGNT James 1:21 word 7

ἐνenin

Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…

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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT James 1:21 word 8

πραΰτητιprautētihumility

Lemma: πραότης (praotēs) · Strong's: G4236

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: gentleness — πρᾳότης, πραότης, see: πραΰτης.; πραΰτης; (Rec. -ότης, exc. Ja, 1Pe, ll. with, where πρᾳύτης), -ητος, ἡ, late form of πραότης, [in LXX: Psa.45:4 90:10 132:1 (עַנְוָה, עֱנוּת, Est.5:1, Sir.6:1-37 * ; ] ; gentleness,…

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Used 8 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 4:21, 2 Corinthians 10:1, Ephesians 4:2, Colossians 3:12, 2 Timothy 2:25, Titus 3:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4236; TFLSJ G4236; TAGNT James 1:21 word 9

δέξασθεdexasthedo receive

Lemma: δέχομαι (dechomai) · Strong's: G1209

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-ADM-2P)

Meaning: to receive — δέχομαι, depon. mid., ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח ; ] ; to receive, accept; 1. with accusative of thing(s), of taking or accepting what is offered: γράμματα, Luk.16:6, 7; id. in different sense, Act.28:21; ποτήριον,…

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Used 57 times. Also: Matthew 10:14, Matthew 10:40, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 18:5, Mark 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1209; TFLSJ G1209; TAGNT James 1:21 word 10

τὸνtonthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:21 word 11

ἔμφυτονemphutonimplanted

Lemma: ἔμφυτος (emphutos) · Strong's: G1721

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: implanted/ingrafted — ἔμ-φυτος, -ον; (ἐμφύω, to implant), [in LXX: ἔ. ἡ κακία αὐτῶν, Wis.12:10 * ; ] ; 1. innate (Wis.12:10). ; 2. rooted, implanted: Jas.1:21 (see Mayor, in l).†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1721; TFLSJ G1721; TAGNT James 1:21 word 12

λόγονlogonword

Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…

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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT James 1:21 word 13

τὸνtonwhich

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:21 word 14

δυνάμενονdunamenonis being able

Lemma: δύναμαι (dunamai) · Strong's: G1410

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PNP-ASM)

Meaning: be able — δύναμαι, depon., ; [in LXX chiefly for יָכֹל ; ] ; to be able, have power, whether by personal ability, permission, or opportunity: with inf. (M, Pr., 205; WM, §44, 3) pres., Mat.6:24, Mrk.2:7, Jhn.3:2, 1Co.10:21, al.;…

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Used 209 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:27, Matthew 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1410; TFLSJ G1410; TAGNT James 1:21 word 15

σῶσαιsōsaito save

Lemma: σῴζω (sōzō) · Strong's: G4982

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)

Meaning: to save — σώζω (on the more accurate σῴζω, see WH, Intr., §410; Bl., §3, 1-3), ; [in LXX chiefly for ישׁע hi., also for מלט ni., נצל ni., etc. ; ] ; to save from peril, injury or suffering: Mat.8:25, Mrk.13:20, Luk.23:35, al.; τ.…

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Used 109 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 8:25, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 14:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4982; TFLSJ G4982; TAGNT James 1:21 word 16

τὰςtasthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT James 1:21 word 17

ψυχὰςpsuchassouls

Lemma: ψυχή (psuchē) · Strong's: G5590G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)

Meaning: soul — ψυχή, -ῆς, ἡ, ; [in LXX very frequently for נֶפֶשׁ, sometimes for לֵבַב ,לֵב, etc. ; ] ; 1. breath (Lat. anima), breath of life, life (Hom., al.; in Arist., of the vital principle): Mat.6:25, Mrk.3:4 10:45, Luk.12:22,…

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Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 10:28, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 16:26, Matthew 22:37, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5590G; TFLSJ G5590G; TAGNT James 1:21 word 18

ὑμῶν.¶humōnof you.

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT James 1:21 word 19

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Therefore→διό G1352 therefore
get rid→ἀποτίθημι G0659 to put aside
of all→πᾶς G3956 all
moral filth→ῥυπαρία G4507 filth
and→καί G2532 and
every expression→περισσεία G4050 excess
of evil→κακία G2549 evil
[and] humbly→πραΰτης G4240 gentleness
accept→δέχομαι G1209 to receive
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
word→λόγος G3056 word
planted [in you]→ἔμφυτος G1721 implanted/ingrafted
which→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
can→δύναμαι G1410 be able
save→σῴζω G4982 to save
your→σύ G4771 you
souls→ψυχή G5590G soul

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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