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Septuagint (LXX) · Proverbs

Proverbs 12:9 in Greek — Septuagint (LXX)

The Greek Septuagint text of Proverbs 12:9, word by word, with transliteration, Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English, Strong’s numbers, and morphology.

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Proverbs 12:9 (Brenton): Better is a man in dishonor serving himself, Than one honoring himself and wanting bread.

Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Proverbs 12:9

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  1. κρείσσων kreisson stronger, more excellent adjective, Nom Sing Masc G2909
  2. ἀνὴρ aner man a male human being, a man noun, Nom Sing Masc G435
  3. ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
  4. ἀτιμίᾳ atimia dishonor disgrace, dishonor noun, Dat Sing Fem G819
  5. δουλεύων douleuon serving am a slave, am subject to verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G1398
  6. ἑαυτῷ heauto himself himself, herself pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G1438
  7. ἢ e Than or, than conjunction G2228
  8. τιμὴν timen honoring a price, honor noun, Acc Sing Fem G5092
  9. ἑαυτῷ heauto himself himself, herself pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G1438
  10. περιτιθεὶς perititheis put around, bestow verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G4060
  11. καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
  12. προσδεόμενος prosdeomenos wanting want more verb, Pres Mid Part Nom Sing Masc G4326
  13. ἄρτου artou bread bread, a loaf noun, Gen Sing Masc G740

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