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James

Greek — Tischendorf 8th edition · 5 chapters

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James 1:1

Ἰάκωβος θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοῦλος ταῖς δώδεκα φυλαῖς ταῖς ἐν τῇ διασπορᾷ χαίρειν

James · God · and · Lord · Jesus · Christ · slave · the · twelve · tribe · the · in · the · scattering · to rejoice

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  1. εἰμί G1510 eimí to be 32
  2. ἀδελφός G80 adelphós brother 19
  3. θεός G2316 theós God 16
  4. πίστις G4102 pístis faith 16
  5. ἔργον G2041 érgon work 15
  6. κύριος G2962 kýrios Lord 14
  7. λέγω G3004 légō to say 12
  8. πᾶς G3956 pâs all 12
  9. ποιέω G4160 poiéō to make 12
  10. γίνομαι G1096 gínomai to become 10
  11. ἔχω G2192 échō to have 10
  12. νόμος G3551 nómos law 10

About this book

  • 5 Chapters
  • 108 Verses
  • 1,739 Greek words
  • 556 Distinct lemmas

James is part of the Greek New Testament and contains 5 chapters in the Tischendorf 8th edition. Every chapter on this site is browseable verse by verse, with each verse showing the original Greek text alongside transliteration, Strong's number, concise gloss, and Thayer's lexicon entries. Pick a chapter above to begin.

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