James 3:11 Go deeper

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? (KJV)

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μήτιmētisurely not ever

Lemma: μήτι (mēti) · Strong's: G3385

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: surely not — μή-τι ; interrog. particle, expecting a negative answer: Mat.7:16 26:22, 25, Mrk.4:21 14:19, Luk.6:39, Jhn.8:22 18:35, Act.10:47, 2Co.12:18, Jas.3:11; in hesitant questions (see M, Pr., 170.), μ οὗτός ἐστιν, ; can this…

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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 7:16, Matthew 12:23, Matthew 26:22, Matthew 26:25, Mark 4:21, Mark 14:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3385; TFLSJ G3385; TAGNT James 3:11 word 1

ἡhēthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)

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 3:11 word 2

πηγὴpēgēspring

Lemma: πηγή (pēgē) · Strong's: G4077

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Meaning: flow — πηγή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן, also for מָקוֹר, etc. ; ] ; a spring, fountain : Jas.3:11, 2Pe.2:17; τ. δάτων, Rev.8:10 14:7 16:4; of a well fed by a spring, Jhn.4:6; π. τοῦ αἵματος, of a flow of blood,…

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Used 12 times. Also: Mark 5:29, John 4:6, John 4:14, James 3:12, 2 Peter 2:17, Revelation 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4077; TFLSJ G4077; TAGNT James 3:11 word 3

ἐκekout

Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…

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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT James 3:11 word 4

τῆςtēsof the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)

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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 3:11 word 5

αὐτῆςautēssame

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (P-GSF)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT James 3:11 word 6

ὀπῆςopēsopening

Lemma: ὀπή (opē) · Strong's: G3692

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

Meaning: hole — ὀπή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for חוֹר, חֲגָו, etc. ; ] ; an opening, a hole: Jas.3:11 (cf. Exo.33:22), Heb.11:33 (cf. Ob 3).†; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Hebrews 11:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3692; TFLSJ G3692; TAGNT James 3:11 word 7

βρύειbrueipours forth

Lemma: βρύω (bruō) · Strong's: G1032

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to pour — βρύω, poët., late prose and vernac., ; to be full to bursting; 1. of the earth producing vegetation. ; 2. Of plants putting forth buds. ; 3. Of springs, to gush with water: Jas.3:11.; † (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1032; TFLSJ G1032; TAGNT James 3:11 word 8

τὸto<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)

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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 3:11 word 9

γλυκὺgluku[both] fresh

Lemma: γλυκύς (glukus) · Strong's: G1099

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

Meaning: sweet — γλυκύς, -εῖα, -ύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for מָתוֹק ; ] ; Jas.3:11, 12; opposite to πικρόν, ἁλυκόν, Rev.10:9, 10.†; (AS)

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Used 4 times. Also: James 3:12, Revelation 10:9, Revelation 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1099; TFLSJ G1099; TAGNT James 3:11 word 10

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 3:11 word 11

τὸto<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)

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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 3:11 word 12

πικρόν;pikronbitter?

Lemma: πικρός (pikros) · Strong's: G4089

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)

Meaning: bitter — πικρός, -ά, -όν; (poët. in cl.), [in LXX chiefly for מַר ; ] ; 1. sharp, pointed. ; 2. sharp to the senses; of taste, bitter: opposite to γλυκύ, Jas.3:11; metaphorically, harsh, bitter: Jas.3:14 ; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: James 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4089; TFLSJ G4089; TAGNT James 3:11 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

[Can]	→	μήτι G3385 surely not
[both] fresh [water]	→	γλυκύς G1099 sweet
and	→	καί G2532 and
salt [water]	→	πικρός G4089 bitter
flow	→	βρύω G1032 to pour
from	→	ἐκ G1537 out from
the	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
same	→	αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
spring	→	πηγή G4077 flow

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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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