Greek Interlinear
James 4:9 Interlinear
“Be afflicted and mourn and weep laughter let your to mourning be turned and your joy to heaviness”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ταλαιπωρήσατε | G5003 | Be afflicted | to be wretched, i.e., realize one's own misery |
| 2 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 3 | πενθήσατε | G3996 | mourn | to grieve (the feeling or the act) |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | κλαύσατε | G2799 | weep | to sob, i.e., wail aloud (whereas 1145 is rather to cry silently) |
| 6 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | γέλως | G1071 | laughter | laughter (as a mark of gratification) |
| 8 | ὑμῶν | G5216 | let your | of (from or concerning) you |
| 9 | εἰς | G1519 | to | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 10 | πένθος | G3997 | mourning | grief |
| 11 | μεταστραφήτω | G3344 | be turned | to turn across, i.e., transmute or (figuratively) corrupt |
| 12 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 13 | ἡ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 14 | χαρὰ | G5479 | your joy | cheerfulness, i.e., calm delight |
| 15 | εἰς | G1519 | to | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 16 | κατήφειαν | G2726 | heaviness | demureness, i.e., (by implication) sadness |
Verse Context
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James 4:9 (current)Be afflicted and mourn and weep laughter let your to mourning be turned and your joy to heaviness
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