James 2:9 Go deeper
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But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἰeiIf
Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…
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Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT James 2:9 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.,…
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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 2:9 word 2
προσωπολημπτεῖτε,prosōpolēmpteiteyou show partiality,
Lemma: προσωποληπτέω (prosōpolēpteō) · Strong's: G4380
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to favor — προσωπολημπτέω (Rec. -ληπτ-), -ῶ ; (-λήμπτης, which see), ; to have respect of persons: Jas.2:9.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4380; TFLSJ G4380; TAGNT James 2:9 word 3
ἁμαρτίανhamartiansin
Lemma: ἁμαρτία (hamartia) · Strong's: G0266
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: sin — ἁμαρτία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἁμαρτάνω, which see), [in LXX chiefly for חַטָּאת and cogn. forms, also for פֶּשַׁע ,עָוֹן, etc. ; ] ; prop. a missing the mark; in cl. (see reff. to CR in MM, VGT, see word); (a) guilt, sin (Plat.,…
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Used 174 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 9:2, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 12:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0266; TFLSJ G0266; TAGNT James 2:9 word 4
ἐργάζεσθεergazestheyou are committing
Lemma: ἐργάζομαι (ergazomai) · Strong's: G2038
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PNI-2P)
Meaning: to work — ἐργάζομαι; (ἔργον), [in LXX for עָבַד, פָּעַל, עָשָׂה, etc. ; ] ; 1. intrans., ; (a) to work, labour: Mat.21:28, Luk.13:14, Jhn.5:17 9:4 b, Act.18:3, 1Co.9:6, 2Th.3:10-12; τ. χερσίν, 1Co.4:12, 1Th.4:11; νυκτὸς κ.…
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Used 41 times. Also: Matthew 7:23, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 25:16, Matthew 26:10, Mark 14:6, Luke 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2038; TFLSJ G2038; TAGNT James 2:9 word 5
ἐλεγχόμενοιelegchomenoibeing convicted
Lemma: ἐλέγχω (elegchō) · Strong's: G1651
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PPP-NPM)
Meaning: to rebuke — ἐλέγχω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to treat with contempt. ; 2. to convict: with accusative, Mat.18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Tit.1:9; before περί, Jhn.8:46 16:8, Ju 15; pass., Jas.2:9. ; 3. to…
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Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 18:15, Luke 3:19, John 3:20, John 8:9, John 8:46, John 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1651; TFLSJ G1651; TAGNT James 2:9 word 6
ὑπὸhupoby
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
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Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT James 2:9 word 7
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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 2:9 word 8
νόμουnomoulaw
Lemma: νόμος (nomos) · Strong's: G3551
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: law — νόμος, -ου, ὁ ; (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ; ] ; that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline…
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Used 198 times. Also: Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3551; TFLSJ G3551; TAGNT James 2:9 word 9
ὡςhōsas
Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…
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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT James 2:9 word 10
παραβάται.parabataitransgressors.
Lemma: παραβάτης (parabatēs) · Strong's: G3848
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: transgresor — παρα-βάτης, -ου, ὁ; (παραβαίνω), [in Sm.: Psa.17:4 139:19, Jer.6:28 * ; ] ; 1. one who stands beside, the warrior who stands by the charioteer (of. παραβαίνω, 1). ; 2. a transgressor (Æsch., παρβάτης): Gal.2:18,…
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Used 5 times. Also: Romans 2:25, Romans 2:27, Galatians 2:18, James 2:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3848; TFLSJ G3848; TAGNT James 2:9 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| if | → | εἰ G1487G if |
| you show favoritism | → | προσωποληπτέω G4380 to favor |
| you | → | ἐργάζομαι G2038 to work |
| sin | → | ἁμαρτία G0266 sin |
| [and] are convicted | → | ἐλέγχω G1651 to rebuke |
| by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| law | → | νόμος G3551 law |
| as | → | ὡς G5613 as/when |
| transgressors | → | παραβάτης G3848 transgresor |
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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