James

James 3:9

9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
WithἘνEnPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
we blessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralG2127 I bless
ourτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
LordΚύριονKyrionNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
FatherΠατέραPateraNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3962 father, Father, ancestor
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
itαὐτῇautēPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
we curseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person PluralG2672 I curse
menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
whoτοὺςtousArticle - Accusative Masculine PluralG3588 the
have been madeγεγονόταςgegonotasVerb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralG1096 I come into being, am born
inκαθ’kath’PrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
likenessὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG3669 making like, likeness

Cross-references

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Psalm 10:7 · Genesis 1:26–27 · Genesis 9:6 · Psalm 62:4 · Isaiah 29:13 · Genesis 5:1 · Psalm 59:12 · Romans 3:14 · Psalm 109:17–18 · Matthew 5:44 · Ecclesiastes 7:22 · 2 Samuel 19:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.