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James 1:17

Every good gift we receive (every beneficial gift; everything that is good and gives – Gk. dosis) and every perfect gift (Gk. dorema) comes [always first] from above, from the Father of lights [heavenly lights] – he who neither changes (is fickle) nor shifts between light and darkness (literally: in whom there is no change or shifting shadow).
[All good things originate in God. The Greek word dosis refers more to the giving and the purpose of the gift, while dorema points to the gift itself as a generous blessing. Using terms from astronomy, James illustrates God's immutability and steadfastness. The Creator of the universe does not change in intensity like the sun and moon, whose brightness varies throughout the day. Nor does he, like the planets (which eclipse each other in their orbits), alternately enter and exit darkness.]
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πᾶσα   δόσις   ἀγαθὴ   καὶ   πᾶν   δώρημα   τέλειον   ἄνωθέν   ἐστιν   καταβαῖνον   ἀπὸ   τοῦ   πατρὸς   τῶν   φώτων   παρ᾽   ᾧ   οὐκ   ἔνι   παραλλαγὴ   ἢ   τροπῆς   ἀποσκίασμα.  

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The greek text has 23 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3956
 πᾶσα (pasa)
 Every
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G1394
 δόσις (dosis)
 act of giving
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G0018
 ἀγαθὴ (agathe)
 good,
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3956
 πᾶν (pan)
 every
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN
G1434
 δώρημα (dorema)
 gift
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN
G5046
 τέλειον (teleion)
 perfect,
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN
G0509
 ἄνωθέν (anothen)
 from above
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G1510
 ἐστιν (estin)
 is,
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2597
 καταβαῖνον (katabainon)
 coming down
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
nom. sing. Neutral Nominative singular Neutral
V-PAP-NSN
G0575
 ἀπὸ (apo)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G3962
 πατρὸς (patros)
 Father
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
T-GPN
G5457
 φώτων (photon)
 of lights,
Noun Noun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
N-GPN
G3844
 παρ᾽ (par)
 with
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3739
 ᾧ (o)
 whom
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
R-DSM
G3756
 οὐκ (oyk)
 not
Particle Particle
Nominative Nominative
 PRT-N
G1762
 ἔνι (eni)
 there is
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G3883
 παραλλαγὴ (parallage)
 variation
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G2228
 ἢ (e)
 or
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G5157
 τροπῆς (tropes)
 of shifting
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G0644
 ἀποσκίασμα. (aposkiasma.)
 shadow.
Noun Noun
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
N-NSN

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