But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you and drag you into court?James 2:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ὑμεῖς δὲ ἠτιμάσατε τὸν πτωχόν. οὐχ οἱ πλούσιοι καταδυναστεύουσιν ὑμῶν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἕλκουσιν ὑμᾶς εἰς κριτήρια;
- ὑμεῖςhumeis“You yourselves”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἠτιμάσατεētimasate“dishonored”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀτιμάζω · “to dishonor” · Strong's G0818
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πτωχόν.ptōchon“poor.”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from πτωχός · “poor” · Strong's G4434
- οὐχouch“Surely”Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πλούσιοιplousioi“rich”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from πλούσιος · “rich” · Strong's G4145
- καταδυναστεύουσινkatadunasteuousin“are oppressing”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταδυναστεύω · “to oppress” · Strong's G2616
- ὑμῶνhumōn“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αὐτοὶautoi“they themselves”Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἕλκουσινhelkousin“dragging”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἑλκύω, ἕλκω · “to draw/persuade” · Strong's G1670
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- κριτήρια;kritēria“court?”Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from κριτήριον · “court/lawsuit” · Strong's G2922
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)