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Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΟὕτωςHoutōsThus
Lemma: οὕτως (ohutō, ohutōs) · Strong's: G3779
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: thus(-ly) — οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. ; (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ; ] ; in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 215 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3779; TFLSJ G3779; TAGNT James 3:5 word 1
καὶkaialso
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 3:5 word 2
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 3:5 word 3
γλῶσσαglōssatongue
Lemma: γλῶσσα (glōssa) · Strong's: G1100
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: tongue — γλῶσσα, -ης, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לָשׁוֹן ; ] ; 1. the tongue, as the organ of speech: Mrk.7:33, 35 Luk.1:64 16:24, Act.2:26" (LXX), Rom.3:13 (LXX) 14:11 (LXX), 1Co.14:9, Php.2:11, Jas.1:26 3:5, 6 8, 1Pe.3:10"…
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Used 50 times. Also: Mark 7:33, Mark 7:35, Mark 16:17, Luke 1:64, Luke 16:24, Acts 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1100; TFLSJ G1100; TAGNT James 3:5 word 4
μικρὸνmikrona small
Lemma: μικρός (mikros) · Strong's: G3398
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: small — μικρός, -ά, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for קָטָן, מָעַט ; ] ; small, little; 1. of persons; (a) lit., of stature: Mrk.15:40 (MM, iii, xvi; on the view that age is meant, see Deiss., BS, 144), Luk.19:3; οἱ μ., the little…
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Used 46 times. Also: Matthew 10:42, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 13:32, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 18:10, Matthew 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3398; TFLSJ G3398; TAGNT James 3:5 word 5
μέλοςmelosmember
Lemma: μέλος (melos) · Strong's: G3196
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: member — μέλος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for נֵתַח ; ] ; a member, limb of the body: 1Co.12:14 12:19 12:26 Eph.4:16 (WH, mg.), Jas.3:5; pl. (as always in cl.), τὰ μ. : Mat.5:29-30, Rom.6:13, 19 7:5, 23 12:4, 1Co.12:12 ff,…
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Used 34 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Romans 6:13, Romans 6:19, Romans 7:5, Romans 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3196; TFLSJ G3196; TAGNT James 3:5 word 6
ἐστὶνestinis
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-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,…
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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 3:5 word 7
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 3:5 word 8
μεγάλαmegalaexceeding things
Lemma: μέγας (megas) · Strong's: G3173
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (A-APN)
Meaning: great — μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ; ] ; great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς,…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3173; TFLSJ G3173; TAGNT James 3:5 word 9
αὐχεῖ.aucheiit boasts.
Lemma: αὐχέω (aucheō) · Strong's: G6094
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to boast — αὐχέω, -ῶ, ; (αὔχη, boasting), ; to boast: with accusative (MM, see word), μεγάλα αὐχεῖ (Rec. μεγαλαυχεῖ, which see), Jas.3:5.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G6094; TFLSJ G6094; TAGNT James 3:5 word 10
ἰδοὺidouBehold
Lemma: ἰδού (idou) · Strong's: G2400
Parsing: Interjection (INJ)
Meaning: look! — ἰδού, ; [in LXX chiefly for הִנֵּה,] ; prop. imperat. 2 aor. mid. of ὁράω, used as a demonstrative particle, with frequency much greater in LXX and NT than in cl. (see M, Pr., 11), ; lo, behold, see: Mat.10:16 11:8…
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Used 208 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2400; TFLSJ G2400; TAGNT James 3:5 word 11
ἡλίκονhēlikona great
Lemma: ἡλίκος (hēlikos) · Strong's: G2245
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (I-NSN)
Meaning: how great? — ἡλίκος, -η, -ον ; 1. prop., as big as, as old as. ; 2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Col.2:1, Jas.3:5, Gal.6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 3 times. Also: Colossians 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2245; TFLSJ G2245; TAGNT James 3:5 word 12
πῦρpurfire
Lemma: πῦρ (pur) · Strong's: G4442
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: fire — πῦρ genitive, πυρός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אֵשׁ ; ] ; fire: Mrk.9:22, Luk.3:9, Jhn.15:6, Act.2:10, 1Co.3:13, Jas.3:5, Rev.8:5, al; π. καὶ θεῖον, Luk.17:29; κατακαίειν (ἐν) π., Mat.13:40,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 75 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:12, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 7:19, Matthew 13:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4442; TFLSJ G4442; TAGNT James 3:5 word 13
ἡλίκηνhēlikēnhow great
Lemma: ἡλίκος (hēlikos) · Strong's: G2245
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (I-ASF)
Meaning: how great? — ἡλίκος, -η, -ον ; 1. prop., as big as, as old as. ; 2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Col.2:1, Jas.3:5, Gal.6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 3 times. Also: Colossians 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2245; TFLSJ G2245; TAGNT James 3:5 word 14
ὕληνhulēna forest
Lemma: ὕλη (hulē) · Strong's: G5208
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: forest — ὕλη, -ης, ἡ ; [in LXX: Job.19:29 (†) Job.38:40 (סֻכָּה), Psa.69:2 B.l א (יָוֵן), Isa.10:17 (שָׁמִיר), Wis.11:17 15:13, Sir.28:10, 2Ma.2:24, 4Ma.1:29 * ; ] ; 1. wood, forest, woodland (Thus., Xen., al.). ; 2. wood,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5208; TFLSJ G5208; TAGNT James 3:5 word 15
ἀνάπτει·anapteiit kindles;
Lemma: ἀνάπτω (anaptō) · Strong's: G0381
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to set fire — ἀν-άπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for יָצָא ; ] ; to kindle: Luk.12:49, Jas.3:5 (MM, VGT, see word).†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 12:49 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0381; TFLSJ G0381; TAGNT James 3:5 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the same way | → | οὕτως G3779 thus(-ly) |
| . . . | → | καί G2532 and |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| tongue | → | γλῶσσα G1100 tongue |
| is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| a small | → | μικρός G3398 small |
| part of the body | → | μέλος G3196 member |
| [but] | → | καί G2532 and |
| it boasts of | → | G3166 |
| great things | → | μέγας G3173 great |
| Consider | → | ἰδού G2400 look! |
| how small | → | ἡλίκος G2245 how great? |
| a spark | → | πῦρ G4442 fire |
| sets | → | ἀνάπτω G0381 to set fire |
| a great | → | ἡλίκος G2245 how great? |
| forest {ablaze} | → | ὕλη G5208 forest |
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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