In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.James 3:5
Original language and places
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)
Οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
- ΟὕτωςHoutōs“Thus”Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γλῶσσαglōssa“tongue”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “tongue” · Strong's G1100
- μικρὸνmikron“a small”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from μικρός · “small” · Strong's G3398
- μέλοςmelos“member”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “member” · Strong's G3196
- ἐστὶνestin“is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μεγάλαmegala“exceeding things”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- αὐχεῖ.auchei“it boasts.”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from αὐχέω · “to boast” · Strong's G6094
- ἰδοὺidou“Behold”Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
- ἡλίκονhēlikon“a great”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἡλίκος · “how great” · Strong's G2245
- πῦρpur“fire”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “fire” · Strong's G4442
- ἡλίκηνhēlikēn“how great”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡλίκος · “how great” · Strong's G2245
- ὕληνhulēn“a forest”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὕλη · “forest” · Strong's G5208
- ἀνάπτει·anaptei“it kindles;”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀνάπτω · “to kindle” · Strong's G0381
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)