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Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
αἰτεῖτεaiteiteYou ask
Lemma: αἰτέω (aiteō) · Strong's: G0154
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to ask — αἰτέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ; ] ; to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά,…
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Used 70 times. Also: Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0154; TFLSJ G0154; TAGNT James 4:3 word 1
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 4:3 word 2
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT James 4:3 word 3
λαμβάνετε,lambanetereceive,
Lemma: λαμβάνω (lambanō) · Strong's: G2983
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAI-2P)
Meaning: to take — λαμβάνω, ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s),…
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Used 263 times. Also: Matthew 5:40, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2983; TFLSJ G2983; TAGNT James 4:3 word 4
διότιdiotibecause
Lemma: διότι (dioti) · Strong's: G1360
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: because — δι-ότι , conjunct., for διὰ τοῦτο, ὅτι (Lat. propterea quod), ; because: Luk.1:13 2:7 21:28, Act.13:35 18:10 20:26 22:18, Rom.1:19, 21 3:20 8:7, 21, 1Co.15:9, Php.2:26, 1Th.2:8, 18 (Lft., Notes, 37) 1Th.4:6, Heb.11:5,…
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Used 23 times. Also: Luke 1:13, Luke 2:7, Luke 21:28, Acts 13:35, Acts 18:10, Acts 20:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1360; TFLSJ G1360; TAGNT James 4:3 word 5
κακῶςkakōswrongly
Lemma: κακῶς (kakōs) · Strong's: G2560
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: badly — κακῶς; (κακός), ; adv., [in LXX: Wis.18:19, 4Ma.6:17.al.; κ. εἰπεῖν, ἐρεῖν (אָרַר, קָלַל pi.), Exo.22:28 (27), Lev.19:14, Isa.8:21; κ. ἔχειν (חָלָה, Eze.34:4, al. ; ] ; badly, ill; (a) in physical sense: κ. ἔχειν, to be…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 4:24, Matthew 8:16, Matthew 9:12, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 15:22, Matthew 17:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2560; TFLSJ G2560; TAGNT James 4:3 word 6
αἰτεῖσθε,aiteistheyou ask,
Lemma: αἰτέω (aiteō) · Strong's: G0154
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PMI-2P)
Meaning: to ask — αἰτέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ; ] ; to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 70 times. Also: Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0154; TFLSJ G0154; TAGNT James 4:3 word 7
ἵναinathat
Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT James 4:3 word 8
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 4:3 word 9
ταῖςtaisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Feminine (T-DPF)
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 4:3 word 10
ἡδοναῖςhēdonaispleasures
Lemma: ἡδονή (hēdonē) · Strong's: G2237
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: pleasure — ἡδονή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἥδομαι, to be glad) [in LXX: Num.11:8 (טַעַם), Pro.17:1, Wis.7:2 16:20, and frequently in 4Mac ; ] ; pleasure: 2Pe.2:13; pl., Luk.8:14, Tit.3:3, Jas.4:1, † ; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Luke 8:14, Titus 3:3, James 4:1, 2 Peter 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2237; TFLSJ G2237; TAGNT James 4:3 word 11
ὑμῶνhumōnof you
Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Plural (P-2GP)
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 4:3 word 12
δαπανήσητε.dapanēsēteyou may spend [it].
Lemma: δαπανάω (dapanaō) · Strong's: G1159
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 2nd · Plural (V-AAS-2P)
Meaning: to spend — δαπανάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Tob.1:7, 1Ma.14:32, al. ; ] ; 1. to spend, expend: with accusative, Mrk.5:26; before ἐπί, with dative of person(s), Act.21:24; ὑπέρ, 2Co.12:15. ; 2. to consume, squander: Luk.15:14; ἐν τ. ἡδσναῖς…
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Used 5 times. Also: Mark 5:26, Luke 15:14, Acts 21:24, 2 Corinthians 12:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1159; TFLSJ G1159; TAGNT James 4:3 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [And when] you do ask | → | αἰτέω G0154 to ask |
| . . . | → | καί G2532 and |
| {you do} not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| receive | → | λαμβάνω G2983 to take |
| because | → | διότι G1360 because |
| you ask | → | αἰτέω G0154 to ask |
| with wrong motives | → | κακῶς G2560 badly |
| that | → | ἵνα G2443 in order that/to |
| you may squander [it] | → | δαπανάω G1159 to spend |
| on | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| your | → | σύ G4771 you |
| pleasures | → | ἡδονή G2237 pleasure |
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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