Ecclesiastes 5:4 (Brenton): It is better that thou shouldest not vow, Than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 5:4
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- ἀγαθὸν agathon better good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G18
- τὸ to the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Neut G3588
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- εὔξασθαί euxasthai vow pray, wish verb, Aor Mid Infin G2172
- σε se thou thee, thou pronoun, personal/possessive, Acc Sing G4571
- ἢ e Than or, than conjunction G2228
- τὸ to the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Neut G3588
- εὔξασθαί euxasthai vow pray, wish verb, Aor Mid Infin G2172
- σε se thou thee, thou pronoun, personal/possessive, Acc Sing G4571
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- ἀποδοῦναι apodounai pay give back, return verb, Aor Act Infin G591
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.