God & Savior

James 2:3

If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,”
James 2:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐπιβλέψητε δὲ ἐπὶ τὸν φοροῦντα τὴν ἐσθῆτα τὴν λαμπρὰν καὶ εἴπητε σὺ κάθου ὧδε καλῶς, καὶ τῷ πτωχῷ εἴπητε· σὺ στῆθι ἢ κάθου ὑπὸ τὸ ὑποπόδιόν μου,

  1. ἐπιβλέψητεepiblepsēte“you may look”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἐπιβλέπω · “to look upon/at” · Strong's G1914
  2. δὲde“also”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  4. τὸνton“the [one]”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. φοροῦνταphorounta“wearing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from φορέω · “to wear” · Strong's G5409
  6. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἐσθῆταesthēta“apparel”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐσθής · “clothing” · Strong's G2066
  8. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. λαμπρὰνlampran“splendid”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from λαμπρός · “shining” · Strong's G2986
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. εἴπητεeipēte“may say”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  12. σὺsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. κάθουkathou“do sit”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
  14. ὧδεhōde“here”
    Adverb · “here” · Strong's G5602
  15. καλῶς,kalōs“honorably,”
    Adverb · from καλῶς · “well” · Strong's G2573
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. πτωχῷptōchō“poor”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
  19. εἴπητε·eipēte“may say;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person plural · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  20. σὺsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. στῆθιstēthi“do stand”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
  22. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  23. κάθουkathou“do sit”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), imperative, 2nd person singular · from κάθημαι · “to sit” · Strong's G2521
  24. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  25. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. ὑποπόδιόνhupopodion“footstool”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὑποπόδιον · “footstool” · Strong's G5286
  27. μου,mou“of mine,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)