Ecclesiastes 12:3 (Brenton): In the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the mighty men shall become bent, And the grinding women cease because they have become few, And the women looking out at the windows be dark;
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 12:3
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- ἐν en In in, on preposition G1722
- ἡμέρᾳ hemera day a day noun, Dat Sing Fem G2250
- ᾗ he who, which pronoun, relative, Dat Sing Fem G3739
- ἐὰν ean if conjunction G1437
- σαλευθῶσιν saleuthosin tremble shake, excite verb, Aor Pass Subj 3rd Plur G4531
- φύλακες phulakes keepers a guard, keeper noun, Nom Plur Masc G5441
- τῆς tes the the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Fem G3588
- οἰκίας oikias house a house, household noun, Gen Sing Fem G3614
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- διαστραφῶσιν diastraphosin pervert, corrupt verb, Aor Pass Subj 3rd Plur G1294
- ἄνδρες andres men a male human being, a man noun, Nom Plur Masc G435
- τῆς tes the the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Fem G3588
- δυνάμεως dunameos mighty might, power noun, Gen Sing Fem G1411
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἤργησαν ergesan linger, delay verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G691
- αἱ hai the the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Fem G3588
- ἀλήθουσαι alethousai grinding grind verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Fem G229
- ὅτι hoti because that, since conjunction G3754
- ὠλιγώθησαν oligothesan diminish verb, Aor Pass Ind 3rd Plur G437213
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- σκοτάσουσιν skotasousin become become dark verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Plur G437215
- αἱ hai the the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Fem G3588
- βλέπουσαι blepousai looking look, see verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Fem G991
- ἐν en In in, on preposition G1722
- ταῖς tais the the pronoun, article, Dat Plur Fem G3588
- ὀπαῖς opais a crevice, cave noun, Dat Plur Fem G3692
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