Ecclesiastes 6:9 (Brenton): The sight of the eyes is better than that which wanders in soul: This is also vanity, and waywardness of spirit.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 6:9
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- ἀγαθὸν agathon better good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G18
- ὅραμα horama a spectacle, vision noun, Nom Sing Neut G3705
- ὀφθαλμῶν ophthalmon sight the eye noun, Gen Plur Masc G3788
- ὑπὲρ huper in behalf of, above preposition G5228
- πορευόμενον poreuomenon travel, journey verb, Pres Mid Part Acc Sing Neut G4198
- ψυχῇ psuche soul the soul, life noun, Dat Sing Fem G5590
- καί kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- γε ge also at least, indeed particle G1065
- τοῦτο touto This this, he pronoun, demonstrative, Nom Sing Neut G3778
- ματαιότης mataiotes vanity vanity, purposelessness noun, Nom Sing Fem G3153
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- προαίρεσις proairesis choosing noun, Nom Sing Fem G435194
- πνεύματος pneumatos spirit wind, breath noun, Gen Sing Neut G4151
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.