James 3:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Young's Literal Translation
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

King James Bible
But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Greek
but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

no
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing.

man
ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.

can
δύναται (dynatai)
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.

tame
δαμάσαι (damasai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 1150: To tame, subdue, involving obedience and restraint. A variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to tame.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

tongue.
γλῶσσαν (glōssan)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language.

[It is] a restless
ἀκατάστατον (akatastaton)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 182: Unsettled, unstable (though these are hardly strong enough equivalents), almost anarchic. Inconstant.

evil,
κακόν (kakon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious.

full
μεστὴ (mestē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3324: Full, filled with. Of uncertain derivation.

of deadly
θανατηφόρου (thanatēphorou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2287: Death-bringing, deadly. From thanatos and phero; death-bearing, i.e. Fatal.

poison.
ἰοῦ (iou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2447: Poison, rust; an arrow. Perhaps from eimi or hiemi; rust; also venom.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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