Ecclesiastes 5:3 (Brenton): Whenever thou shalt vow a vow to God, Defer not to pay it; For he has no pleasure in fools: Pay thou therefore whatsoever thou shalt have vowed.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 5:3
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- καθὼς kathos just as, as adverb G2531
- ἂν an an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent particle G302
- εὔξῃ euxe vow a vow pray, wish verb, Aor Mid Subj 2nd Sing G2172
- εὐχὴν euchen vowed a prayer, vow noun, Acc Sing Fem G2171
- τῷ to the pronoun, article, Dat Sing Masc G3588
- θεῷ theo God God, a god noun, Dat Sing Masc G2316
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- χρονίσῃς chronises delay, tarry verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G5549
- τοῦ tou the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Neut G3588
- ἀποδοῦναι apodounai pay give back, return verb, Aor Act Infin G591
- αὐτήν auten he he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Sing Fem G846
- ὅτι hoti For that, since conjunction G3754
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ἔστιν estin have am, exist verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G1510
- θέλημα thelema will, wish noun, Nom Sing Neut G2307
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- ἄφροσιν aphrosin fools senseless, foolish adjective, Dat Plur Masc G878
- σὺν sun with preposition G4862
- ὅσα hosa whatsoever how much, how great adjective, Acc Plur Neut G3745
- ἐὰν ean Whenever if conjunction G1437
- εὔξῃ euxe vowed pray, wish verb, Aor Mid Subj 2nd Sing G2172
- ἀπόδος apodos Pay give back, return verb, Aor Act Imperative 2nd Sing G591
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- Ecclesiastes in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
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- Strong’s Concordance — trace any word in this verse across the Bible.