James

James 1:11

¹¹For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sun	ἥλιος	hēlios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2246 the sun, sunlight
rises	ἀνέτειλεν	aneteilen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G393 I make to rise, I rise, shine
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
scorching heat	καύσωνι	kausōni	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2742 a scorching heat, hot wind
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
withers	ἐξήρανεν	exēranen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3583 I dry up, parch, ripen
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
plant	χόρτον	chorton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
flower	ἄνθος	anthos	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G438 bloom, flower
falls	ἐξέπεσεν	exepesen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1601 I fall out, fall off, fall away, fade away, wither away
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
beauty	εὐπρέπεια	euprepeia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2143 beauty, gracefulness
is lost	ἀπώλετο	apōleto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G622 I destroy, lose, am perishing
So	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
too	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
rich	πλούσιος	plousios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4145 rich
will fade away	μαρανθήσεται	maranthēsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3133 I die, wither
in the midst of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
pursuits	πορείαις	poreiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G4197 a journey, pursuit, undertaking

Cross-references

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Isaiah 40:7–8 · Psalm 37:35–36 · Luke 16:19–25 · Mark 4:6 · James 5:1–7 · Psalm 49:6–14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.