James 3:2

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
James 3:2
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Original language (Greek)

πολλὰ γὰρ πταίομεν ἅπαντες· εἴ τις ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει, οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ, δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα.

  1. πολλὰpolla“In many ways”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. πταίομενptaiomen“we stumble”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from πταίω · “to stumble” · Strong's G4417
  4. ἅπαντες·hapantes“all;”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἅπας · “all” · Strong's G0537
  5. εἴei“If”
    Conditional · from εἰ · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  6. τιςtis“anyone”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  7. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  8. λόγῳlogō“what he says”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  9. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. πταίει,ptaiei“does stumble,”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πταίω · “to stumble” · Strong's G4417
  11. οὗτοςhoutos“this one [is]”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  12. τέλειοςteleios“a perfect”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “perfect” · Strong's G5046
  13. ἀνήρ,anēr“man,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  14. δυνατὸςdunatos“able”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from δυνατός · “able” · Strong's G1415
  15. χαλιναγωγῆσαιchalinagōgēsai“to bridle”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from χαλιναγωγέω · “to bridle” · Strong's G5468
  16. καὶkai“indeed”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ὅλονholon“all”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  18. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. σῶμα.sōma“body.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from σῶμα · “body” · Strong's G4983
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)