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Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. (KJV)
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ΤίςTisWho
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (I-NSM)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
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Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT James 3:13 word 1
σοφὸςsophos[is] wise
Lemma: σοφός (sophos) · Strong's: G4680
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: wise — σοφός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for חָכָם ; ] ; skilled, clever, wise, whether in handicraft, the affairs of life, the sciences or learning: Rom.16:19, 1Co.3:10; of the learned, Rom.1:14, 22, 1Co.1:19-20 1:26-27…
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Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 11:25, Matthew 23:34, Luke 10:21, Romans 1:14, Romans 1:22, Romans 16:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4680; TFLSJ G4680; TAGNT James 3:13 word 2
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 3:13 word 3
ἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnunderstanding
Lemma: ἐπιστήμων (epistēmōn) · Strong's: G1990
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: knowing — ἐπιστήμων, -ον, genitive, -ονoς; (ἐπίσταμαι) [in LXX: Deu.1:13 4:6, Isa.5:21 (בִּין ni.), I Est.8:44, Sir.10:25 21:15, etc. ; ] ; knowing, skilled: Jas.3:13.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1990; TFLSJ G1990; TAGNT James 3:13 word 4
ἐνenamong
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 3:13 word 5
ὑμῖν;huminyou?
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)
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 3:13 word 6
δειξάτωdeixatōhe should show
Lemma: δεικνύω (deiknuō) · Strong's: G1166
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAM-3S)
Meaning: to show — δείκνυμι, δεικνύω (see Bl., § 23, 1; Veitch, see word), ; [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה hi. ; ] ; to show, with accusative of thing(s) (of person(s)), dative of person(s); (a) to show, exhibit: Mat.4:8 8:4, Mrk.1:44 14:15,…
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Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 16:21, Mark 1:44, Mark 14:15, Luke 4:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1166; TFLSJ G1166; TAGNT James 3:13 word 7
ἐκekout of
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 3:13 word 8
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
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 3:13 word 9
καλῆςkalēsgood
Lemma: καλός (kalos) · Strong's: G2570G
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (A-GSF)
Meaning: good — καλός, -ή, -όν, ; [in LXX chiefly for טוֹבָה ,טוֹב, also for יָפֶה, etc. ; ] ; 1. primarily, of outward form ("related to . . . ἀγαθός as the appearance to the essence," Cremer, 339), fair, beautiful: λίθοι (BV,…
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Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 7:17, Matthew 7:18, Matthew 7:19, Matthew 12:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2570G; TFLSJ G2570G; TAGNT James 3:13 word 10
ἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsconduct
Lemma: ἀναστροφή (anastrophē) · Strong's: G0391
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: behaviour — ἀνα-στροφή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (ἀναστρέφομαι) [in LXX: Tob.4:14, 2Ma.5:8 2Mac 6:23 * ; ] ; 1. a turning down or back, a wheeling about (Soph., Thuc., al.). ; 2. In late writers (Polyb., al.; see: ἀναστρέφω, and cf. Hort on…
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Used 13 times. Also: Galatians 1:13, Ephesians 4:22, 1 Timothy 4:12, Hebrews 13:7, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0391; TFLSJ G0391; TAGNT James 3:13 word 11
τὰtathe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (T-APN)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 3:13 word 12
ἔργαergaworks
Lemma: ἔργον (ergon) · Strong's: G2041
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: work — ἔργον, -ου, τό (originally Ϝέργον, work), [very frequently in LXX, chiefly for מַשֶׂה, מְלָאכָה, also for עֲבֹדָה, פֹּעַל, etc. ; ] ; 1. work, task, employment: Mrk.13:34, Jhn.4:34 17:4, Act.13:2, Php.1:22 2:30,…
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Used 176 times. Also: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 11:2, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:5, Matthew 26:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2041; TFLSJ G2041; TAGNT James 3:13 word 13
αὐτοῦautouof him
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
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 3:13 word 14
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 3:13 word 15
πραΰτητιprautēti[the] humility
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 3:13 word 16
σοφίας.sophiasof wisdom.
Lemma: σοφία (sophia) · Strong's: G4678
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: wisdom — σοφία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ; ] ; skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense; (a) of human wisdom:…
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Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:2, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4678; TFLSJ G4678; TAGNT James 3:13 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| [is] wise | → | σοφός G4680 wise |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| understanding | → | ἐπιστήμων G1990 knowing |
| among | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| you | → | σύ G4771 you |
| Let him show it | → | δεικνύω G1166 to show |
| by | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| [his] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| good | → | καλός G2570G good |
| conduct | → | ἀναστροφή G0391 behaviour |
| [by] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| deeds [done] | → | ἔργον G2041 work |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| [the] humility | → | πραΰτης G4240 gentleness |
| that comes from wisdom | → | σοφία G4678 wisdom |
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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