Ecclesiastes 10:8 (Brenton): He that digs a pit shall fall into it; And him that breaks down a hedge a serpent shall bite.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 10:8
8
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- ὀρύσσων orusson digs dig, dig out verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G3736
- βόθρον bothron hole noun, Acc Sing Masc G436724
- ἐν en in, on preposition G1722
- αὐτῷ auto him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G846
- ἐμπεσεῖται empeseitai fall fall in, am cast in verb, Fut Mid Ind 3rd Sing G1706
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- καθαιροῦντα kathairounta down take down, depose verb, Pres Act Part Acc Sing Masc G2507
- φραγμόν phragmon hedge a hedge, fence noun, Acc Sing Masc G5418
- δήξεται dexetai bite bite, backbite verb, Fut Mid Ind 3rd Sing G1143
- αὐτὸν auton him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Sing Masc G846
- ὄφις ophis serpent a serpent noun, Nom Sing Masc G3789
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.