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Septuagint (LXX) · Lamentations

Lamentations 4:17 in Greek — Septuagint (LXX)

The Greek Septuagint text of Lamentations 4:17, word by word, with transliteration, Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English, Strong’s numbers, and morphology.

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Lamentations 4:17 (Brenton): While we yet lived our eyes failed, While we looked in vain for our help. We looked to a nation that could not save.

Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Lamentations 4:17

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  1. ἔτι eti yet still, yet adverb G2089
  2. ὄντων onton am, exist verb, Pres Act Part Gen Plur Masc G1510
  3. ἡμῶν hemon our our, us pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Plur G2257
  4. ἐξέλιπον exelipon failed fail utterly, cease verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G1587
  5. οἱ hoi the pronoun, article, Nom Plur Masc G3588
  6. ὀφθαλμοὶ ophthalmoi eyes the eye noun, Nom Plur Masc G3788
  7. ἡμῶν hemon our our, us pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Plur G2257
  8. εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
  9. τὴν ten the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Fem G3588
  10. βοήθειαν boetheian help assistance, a help noun, Acc Sing Fem G996
  11. ἡμῶν hemon our our, us pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Plur G2257
  12. μάταια mataia vain vain, unproductive adjective, Acc Plur Neut G3152
  13. ἀποσκοπευόντων aposkopeuonton looked look at verb, Pres Act Part Nom Plur Masc G568776
  14. ἡμῶν hemon our our, us pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Plur G2257
  15. ἀπεσκοπεύσαμεν apeskopeusamen looked look at verb, Aor Act Ind 1st Plur G568778
  16. εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
  17. ἔθνος ethnos nation a race, people noun, Acc Sing Neut G1484
  18. οὐ ou not no, not adverb G3756
  19. σῷζον sozon save save, heal verb, Pres Act Part Acc Sing Neut G4982

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