King James Version

James 1:10

But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butπλούσιοςplousiosrichπλούσιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “rich”, the subject formG4145rich, abounding in, wealthy; subst: a rich man.the richἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ταπεινώσειtapeinōseiis made lowταπείνωσις (tapeinōsis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “is made low”, the to- or for-formG5014abasement (in spirit), low condition (in circumstances).is made lowαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asἄνθοςanthosflowerἄνθοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “flower”, the subject formG438bloom, possibly a reference to the bright flowers, such as poppies (among the grass).This verse uses “flower”.the flowerχόρτουchortouof the grassχόρτος (chortos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the grass”, the of-formG5528grass, herbage, growing grain, hay.This verse uses “grass”.of the grassπαρελεύσεταιpareleusetaihe shall pass awayπαρέρχομαι (parerchomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shall pass away”, an action still aheadG3928I pass by, pass away, pass out of sight; I am rendered void, become vain, neglect, disregard.he shall pass away

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

World English Bible

and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

Darby Translation

and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.

Douay-Rheims

And the rich, in his being low; because as the flower of the grass shall he pass away.

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