James 1:18

By his own decision, he brought us to life through the word of truth (Gk. logos aletheia), so that we might be like the first fruits (the first harvest) he receives from those he has created. [Lev. 23:10; Deut. 26:2; Jer. 2:3; 1 Cor. 15:20, 23; 1 Pet. 1:3; Rom. 11:16]

The greek text BETA

Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

βουληθεὶς   ἀπεκύησεν   ἡμᾶς   λόγῳ   ἀληθείας,   εἰς   τὸ   εἶναι   ἡμᾶς   ἀπαρχήν   τινα   τῶν   αὐτοῦ   κτισμάτων.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 14 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.



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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G1014
βουληθεὶς (boyletheis)
Having willed [it],
VERB Verb
aorist passive dep. part. aorist passive deponent Participle
nom. sing. Nominative singular masculine
V-AOP-NSM
G0616
ἀπεκύησεν (apekyesen)
He brought forth
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-AAI-3S
G1473
ἡμᾶς (emas)
us
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. first person accusative plural
P-1AP
G3056
λόγῳ (logo)
by [the] word
Noun Noun
dative sing. dative singular masculine
N-DSM
G0225
ἀληθείας, (aletheias,)
of truth,
Noun Noun
gen. sing. genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G1519
εἰς (eis)
for
Preposition Preposition
PREP
G3588
τὸ (to)
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
T-ASN
G1510
εἶναι (einai)
to be
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G1473
ἡμᾶς (emas)
us
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. pl. first person accusative plural
P-1AP
G0536
ἀπαρχήν (aparchen)
firstfruits
Noun Noun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
N-ASF
G5100
τινα (tina)
a certain
Indef. pron. Indefinite pronoun
acc. sing. accusative singular feminine
X-ASF
G3588
τῶν (ton)
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
T-GPN
G0846
αὐτοῦ (aytoy)
of His
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
gen. sing. genitive singular masculine
P-GSM
G2938
κτισμάτων.¶ (ktismaton.)
creatures.
Noun Noun
gen. pl. neut. genitive plural Neutral
N-GPN

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