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James 3:13

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

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ΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoσοφὸςsophosis a wise manσοφόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “is a wise man”, the subject formG4680wise, learned, cultivated, skilled, clever.is a wise manκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιστήμωνepistēmōnendued with knowledgeἐπιστήμωνadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “endued with knowledge”, the subject formG1990skillful, experienced, knowing.endued with knowledgeἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youδειξάτωdeixatō? let him shewδείκνυμι (deiknumi)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “? let him shew”, a single actionG1166I point out, show, exhibit; met: I teach, demonstrate, make known.? let him shewἐκekout ofἐκpreposition — “out of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.καλῆςkalēsa goodκαλός (kalos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “a good”, the of-formG2570beautiful, as an outward sign of the inward good, noble, honorable character; good, worthy, honorable, noble, and seen to be so.This verse uses “good”.a goodἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsconversationἀναστροφή (anastrophē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “conversation”, the of-formG391dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life.conversationτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔργαergaworksἔργον (ergon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “works”, the object formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.worksαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπραΰτητιprautētigentlenessπραΰτης (praÿtēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “gentleness”, the to- or for-formG4240mildness, gentleness.This verse uses “gentleness”.Strong’s files this form under G4236 (πρᾳότης).meeknessσοφίαςsophiasof wisdomσοφία (sophia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of wisdom”, the of-formG4678wisdom, insight, skill (human or divine), intelligence.of wisdom

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

World English Bible

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Darby Translation

Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;

Douay-Rheims

Who is a wise man, and endued with knowledge among you? Let him shew, by a good conversation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.

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