James
James 3:12
12My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt springc produce fresh water.
Footnotes
- c 3:12 Literally Neither can salt
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| can | δύναται | dynatai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| a fig tree | συκῆ | sykē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4808 a fig-tree |
| grow | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| olives | ἐλαίας | elaias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1636 an olive tree |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| a grapevine | ἄμπελος | ampelos | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G288 a vine |
| figs | σῦκα | syka | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4810 a fig |
| Neither | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| a salt | ἁλυκὸν | halykon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G252 salty, saltine, bitter |
| produce | ποιῆσαι | poiēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| fresh | γλυκὺ | glyky | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1099 sweet |
| water | ὕδωρ | hydōr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
Cross-references
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Matthew 12:33 · Luke 6:43–44 · Matthew 7:16–20 · Jeremiah 2:21 · Romans 11:16–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.