James 1:22 Go deeper
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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΓίνεσθεGinesthedo be
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PNM-2P)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT James 1:22 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT James 1:22 word 2
ποιηταὶpoiētaidoers
Lemma: ποιητής (poiētēs) · Strong's: G4163
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: doer — ποιητής, -οῦ ὁ; (ποιέω), [in LXX: 1Ma.2:67 * ; ] ; in cl., ; 1. a maker, author. ; 2. Esp., a poet: Act.17:28. Later, ; 3. a doer: τ. νόμου, Rom.2:13, Jas.4:11 (1Mac, l.with); ἔργου, Jas.1:25; λόγου, ib. Jas.1:22-23.†;…
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Used 6 times. Also: Acts 17:28, Romans 2:13, James 1:23, James 1:25, James 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4163; TFLSJ G4163; TAGNT James 1:22 word 3
λόγουlogouof [the] word
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 1:22 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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 1:22 word 5
μὴmēnot
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
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Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT James 1:22 word 6
μόνονmonononly
Lemma: μόνος (monos) · Strong's: G3441
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: alone — μόνος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for לְבַד ; ] ; 1. adj., alone, solitary, forsaken: with verb., Mat.14:23, Mrk.6:47, Luk.9:36, al.; with pron., Mat.18:15, Mrk.9:2, al.; with subst., Mrk.9:8, Luk.4:8, al.; pleonast.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 113 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 9:21, Matthew 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3441; TFLSJ G3441; TAGNT James 1:22 word 7
ἀκροαταὶakroataihearers
Lemma: ἀκροατής (akroatēs) · Strong's: G0202
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: hearer — ἀκροατής, οῦ, ὁ (see supr.) ; [in LXX: Isa.3:3 (לַחַשׁ), Sir.3:29 ; ] ; a hearer: Rom.2:13, Jas.1:22, 23, 25.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Romans 2:13, James 1:23, James 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0202; TFLSJ G0202; TAGNT James 1:22 word 8
παραλογιζόμενοιparalogizomenoideceiving
Lemma: παραλογίζομαι (paralogizomai) · Strong's: G3884
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PNP-NPM)
Meaning: to deceive — παρα-λογίζομαι ; [in LXX chiefly for רָמָה pi. ; ] ; 1. to miscalculate. ; 2. to reason falsely, hence, to mislead: Col.2:4, Jas.1:22.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Colossians 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3884; TFLSJ G3884; TAGNT James 1:22 word 9
ἑαυτούς.he'autousyourselves.
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (F-2APM)
Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT James 1:22 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Be | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| doers | → | ποιητής G4163 doer |
| of [the] word | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| hearers | → | ἀκροατής G0202 hearer |
| only | → | μόνον G3440 only |
| [Otherwise,] you are deceiving | → | παραλογίζομαι G3884 to deceive |
| yourselves | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
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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