Greek Interlinear
James 1:23 Interlinear
“For a hearer of the word be and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding face natural in a glass”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ὅτι | G3754 | For | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 2 | εἴ | G1487 | if, whether, that, etc | |
| 3 | τις | G5100 | some or any person or object | |
| 4 | ἀκροατὴς | G202 | a hearer | a hearer (merely) |
| 5 | λόγου | G3056 | of the word | something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a |
| 6 | ἐστὶν | G2076 | be | he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are |
| 7 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 8 | οὐ | G3756 | not | the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not |
| 9 | ποιητής | G4163 | a doer | a performer; specially, a "poet" |
| 10 | οὗτος | G3778 | he | the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated) |
| 11 | ἔοικεν | G1503 | is like | to resemble |
| 12 | ἀνδρὶ | G435 | unto a man | a man (properly as an individual male) |
| 13 | κατανοοῦντι | G2657 | beholding | to observe fully |
| 14 | τὸ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | πρόσωπον | G4383 | face | the front (as being towards view), i.e., the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person |
| 16 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | γενέσεως | G1078 | natural | nativity; figuratively, nature |
| 18 | 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 | |
| 19 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 20 | ἐσόπτρῳ· | G2072 | a glass | a mirror (for looking into) |
Verse Context
James 1:22be ye But doers of the word and not...
James 1:23 (current)For a hearer of the word be and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding face natural in a glass
James 1:24he beholdeth For himself and goeth his way and...