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James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “thus” (οὕτως,) before The here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γλῶσσαglōssatongueγλῶσσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the subject formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).the tongueπῦρpuris a fireπῦρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “is a fire”, the subject formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.is a fireὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosa worldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.a worldτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδικίαςadikiasof iniquityἀδικία (adikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of iniquity”, the of-formG93injustice, unrighteousness, hurt.of iniquityἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γλῶσσαglōssatongueγλῶσσαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the subject formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).the tongueκαθίσταταιkathistataito appointκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to appoint”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “appoint”.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μέλεσινmelesinmembersμέλος (melos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “members”, the to- or for-formG3196a bodily organ, limb, member.membersἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σπιλοῦσαspilousathat it defilethσπιλόω (spiloō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “that it defileth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4695I defile, spot, stain, soil.that it defilethὅλονholonwholeὅλος (holos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “whole”, the object formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.the wholeτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.σῶμαsōmabodyσῶμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “body”, the object formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφλογίζουσαphlogizousasetteth on fireφλογίζω (phlogizō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “setteth on fire”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5394I inflame, fire with passion, set on fire, burn up.setteth on fireτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τροχὸνtrochoncourseτροχός (trochos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “course”, the object formG5164a wheel, course.This verse uses “course”.the courseτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γενέσεωςgeneseōsof natureγένεσις (genesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of nature”, the of-formG1078birth, lineage, descent.of natureκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēit is set on fireφλογίζω (phlogizō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “it is set on fire”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5394I inflame, fire with passion, set on fire, burn up.it is set on fireὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γεέννηςgeennēshellγέεννα (geenna)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hell”, the of-formG1067Gehenna, and originally the name of a valley or cavity near Jerusalem, a place underneath the earth, a place of punishment for evil.hell

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω (houtō)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the tongue [is] a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Darby Translation

and the tongue [is] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.

Douay-Rheims

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body, and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell.

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World English Bible

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