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For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. (KJV)
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κατενόησενkatenoēsenhe has viewed
Lemma: κατανοέω (katanoeō) · Strong's: G2657
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to observe — κατα-νοέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for נָבַט hi., רָאָה, etc. ; ] ; to take note of, perceive, consider carefully: Act.7:31-32; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.7:3, Luk.6:41 12:24, 27 20:23, Act.11:6 27:39, Rom.4:19; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Matthew 7:3, Luke 6:41, Luke 12:24, Luke 12:27, Luke 20:23, Acts 7:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2657; TFLSJ G2657; TAGNT James 1:24 word 1
γὰρgarfor
Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT James 1:24 word 2
ἑαυτὸνhe'autonhimself
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 3rd · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (F-3ASM)
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 1:24 word 3
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 1:24 word 4
ἀπελήλυθενapelēluthenhas gone away
Lemma: ἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai) · Strong's: G0565
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Perfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2RAI-3S)
Meaning: to go away — ἀπέρχομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ; ] ; 1. to go away, depart (also, in late writers, with "perfective" force, to arrive at a destination, the thought being carried on to the goal; M, Pr., 111f., 247; MM, see word);…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 8:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0565; TFLSJ G0565; TAGNT James 1:24 word 5
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 1:24 word 6
εὐθέωςeutheōsimmediately
Lemma: εὐθέως (eutheōs) · Strong's: G2112
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: immediately — εὐθέως ; adv. (εὐθύς), [in LXX: Job.5:3 (פִּתְאוֹם), Wis.5:12, 1Ma.11:12, al. ; ] ; straightway, at once, directly: Gal.1:16, Jas.1:24, 3Jn.14 (cf. Dalman, Words, 28 f.), Rev.4:2, and frequently in Mt, Lk, Jo, Ac (in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 93 times. Also: Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:20, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 8:3, Matthew 13:5, Matthew 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2112; TFLSJ G2112; TAGNT James 1:24 word 7
ἐπελάθετοepelathetohe has forgotten
Lemma: ἐπιλανθάνω (epilanthanō) · Strong's: G1950
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADI-3S)
Meaning: to forget — ἐπι-λανθάνομαι; (alternative mid, form of ἐπιλήθω, to cause to forget) [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַח ; ] ; to forget, neglect: with inf., Mat.16:5, Mrk.8:14; with genitive, Heb.6:10 13:2, 16; with accusative (as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 16:5, Mark 8:14, Luke 12:6, Philippians 3:13, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1950; TFLSJ G1950; TAGNT James 1:24 word 8
ὁποῖοςhopoioswhat like
Lemma: ὁποῖος (hopoios) · Strong's: G3697
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (I-NSM)
Meaning: what sort? — ὁποῖος, -οία, -οῖον ; [in LXX: Sng.5:10, 2Ma.11:37 * ; ] ; of what sort: 1Co.3:13, Gal.2:6, 1Th.1:9, Jas.1:24; τοιοῦτος ὁ., such as, Act.26:29.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 3:13, Galatians 2:6, 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3697; TFLSJ G3697; TAGNT James 1:24 word 9
ἦν.ēnhe was.
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT James 1:24 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [and] | → | γάρ G1063 for |
| after observing | → | κατανοέω G2657 to observe |
| himself | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
| goes away | → | ἀπέρχομαι G0565 to go away |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| immediately | → | εὐθέως G2112 immediately |
| forgets | → | ἐπιλανθάνω G1950 to forget |
| what he [looks] like | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
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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