Greek Interlinear
James 2:8 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of James 2:8, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“If law ye fulfil the royal according to the scripture Thou shalt love neighbour thy as thyself well ye do”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | εἰ | G1487 | If | if, whether, that, etc |
| 2 | μέντοι | G3305 | indeed though, i.e., however | |
| 3 | νόμον | G3551 | law | law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat |
| 4 | τελεῖτε | G5055 | ye fulfil | to end, i.e., complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) |
| 5 | βασιλικὸν | G937 | the royal | regal (in relation), i.e., (literally) belonging to (or befitting) the sovereign (as land, dress, or a courtier), or (figuratively) preeminent |
| 6 | κατὰ | G2596 | according to | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 7 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | γραφήν | G1124 | the scripture | a document, i.e., holy writ (or its contents or a statement in it) |
| 9 | Ἀγαπήσεις | G25 | Thou shalt love | to love (in a social or moral sense) |
| 10 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | πλησίον | G4139 | neighbour | (adverbially) close by; as noun, a neighbor, i.e., fellow (as man, countryman, christian or friend) |
| 12 | σου | G4675 | thy | of thee, thy |
| 13 | ὡς | G5613 | as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 14 | σεαυτόν | G4572 | thyself | of (with, to) thyself |
| 15 | καλῶς | G2573 | well | well (usually morally) |
| 16 | ποιεῖτε· | G4160 | ye do | to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct) |
Verse Context
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