Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblebut 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 butδὲ (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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