Greek Interlinear

James 1:18 Interlinear

“Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that should be us of firstfruits a kind creatures”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	βουληθεὶς	G1014	Of his own will	to "will," i.e., (reflexively) be willing
2	ἀπεκύησεν	G616	begat he	to breed forth, i.e., (by transference) to generate (figuratively)
3	ἡμᾶς	G2248	us	us
4	λόγῳ	G3056	with the word	something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a
5	ἀληθείας	G225	of truth	truth
6	εἰς	G1519	that	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
7	τὸ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8	εἶναι	G1511	should be	to exist
9	ἡμᾶς	G2248	us	us
10	ἀπαρχήν	G536	of firstfruits	a beginning of sacrifice, i.e., the (jewish) first-fruit (figuratively)
11	τινα	G5100	a kind	some or any person or object
12	τῶν	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13	αὐτοῦ	G846		the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
14	κτισμάτων	G2938	creatures	an original formation (concretely), i.e., product (created thing)

James 1:18 (current)Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that should be us of firstfruits a kind creatures