Ecclesiastes 7:3 (Brenton): Sorrow is better than laughter: For by the sadness of the countenance the heart will be made better.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Ecclesiastes 7:3
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- ἀγαθὸν agathon better good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G18
- θυμὸς thumos an outburst of passion, wrath noun, Nom Sing Masc G2372
- ὑπὲρ huper For in behalf of, above preposition G5228
- γέλωτα gelota laughter laughter noun, Acc Sing Masc G1071
- ὅτι hoti For that, since conjunction G3754
- ἐν en by in, on preposition G1722
- κακίᾳ kakia evil, wickedness noun, Dat Sing Fem G2549
- προσώπου prosopou countenance the face, countenance noun, Gen Sing Neut G4383
- ἀγαθυνθήσεται agathunthesetai cheer verb, Fut Pass Ind 3rd Sing G435305
- καρδία kardia heart the heart, inner life noun, Nom Sing Fem G2588
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.