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Septuagint (LXX) · Proverbs

Proverbs 17:16 in Greek — Septuagint (LXX)

The Greek Septuagint text of Proverbs 17:16, word by word, with transliteration, Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English, Strong’s numbers, and morphology.

Proverbs 17:16 (Brenton): For a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. And he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischiefs.

Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Proverbs 17:16

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  1. ὃς hos that who, which pronoun, relative, Nom Sing Masc G3739
  2. ὑψηλὸν hupselon high, lofty adjective, Acc Sing Masc G5308
  3. ποιεῖ poiei do, make verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G4160
  4. τὸν ton the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Masc G3588
  5. ἑαυτοῦ heautou himself, herself pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G1438
  6. οἶκον oikon a house, household noun, Acc Sing Masc G3624
  7. ζητεῖ zetei seek, search for verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G2212
  8. συντριβήν suntriben crushing noun, Acc Sing Fem G427642
  9. ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
  10. δὲ de And but, on the other hand particle G1161
  11. σκολιάζων skoliazon crooked verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G427645
  12. τοῦ tou the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Neut G3588
  13. μαθεῖν mathein learn, ascertain verb, Aor Act Infin G3129
  14. ἐμπεσεῖται empeseitai fall fall in, am cast in verb, Fut Mid Ind 3rd Sing G1706
  15. εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
  16. κακά kaka mischiefs bad, evil adjective, Acc Plur Neut G2556

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