Ecclesiastes 10:1 (Brenton): Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: And a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 10:1
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- μυῖαι muiai fly noun, Nom Plur Fem G436628
- θανατοῦσαι thanatousai put to death, subdue verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Fem G2289
- σαπριοῦσιν sapriousin make rotten verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Plur G436630
- σκευασίαν skeuasian preparing noun, Acc Sing Fem G436631
- ἐλαίου elaiou olive oil noun, Gen Sing Neut G1637
- ἡδύσματος hedusmatos that which gives a relish noun, Gen Sing Neut G436633
- τίμιον timion great of great price, precious adjective, Acc Sing Masc G5093
- ὀλίγον oligon little small, brief adjective, Acc Sing Masc G3641
- σοφίας sophias wisdom wisdom noun, Gen Sing Fem G4678
- ὑπὲρ huper more in behalf of, above preposition G5228
- δόξαν doxan glory honor, renown noun, Acc Sing Fem G1391
- ἀφροσύνης aphrosunes want of sense, foolishness noun, Gen Sing Fem G877
- μεγάλης megales great large, great adjective, Gen Sing Fem G3173
Study this verse further
- Ecclesiastes in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
- Septuagint (LXX) Bible — all 51 books of the Greek Old Testament.
- What is the Septuagint? — why the Greek sometimes reads differently from the Hebrew.
- Strong’s Concordance — trace any word in this verse across the Bible.