Wisdom of Sirach 16:17 (Brenton): Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord: Shall any remember me from above? I shall not be remembered among so many people: For what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures?
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 16:17
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- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- εἴπῃς eipes Say answer, bid verb, Aor Act Subj 2nd Sing G2036
- ὅτι hoti For that, since conjunction G3754
- ἀπὸ apo from from, away from preposition G575
- κυρίου kuriou Lord lord, Lord noun, Gen Sing Masc G2962
- κρυβήσομαι krubesomai hide hide, conceal verb, Fut Pass Ind 1st Sing G2928
- καὶ kai and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐξ ex from from out, out from among preposition G1537
- ὕψους hupsous height, heaven noun, Gen Sing Neut G5311
- τίς tis any any one, some one pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Nom Sing Masc G5100
- μου mou my I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- μνησθήσεται mnesthesetai remember remember, recall verb, Fut Pass Ind 3rd Sing G3403
- ἐν en among in, on preposition G1722
- λαῷ lao people a people, the crowd noun, Dat Sing Masc G2992
- πλείονι pleioni many much, many adjective, Dat Sing Masc G4183
- οὐ ou not no, not adverb G3756
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- γνωσθῶ gnostho come to know, learn verb, Aor Pass Subj 1st Sing G1097
- τίς tis what who, which pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Nom Sing Masc G5101
- γὰρ gar For for particle G1063
- ἡ he the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- ψυχή psuche soul the soul, life noun, Nom Sing Fem G5590
- μου mou my I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- ἐν en among in, on preposition G1722
- ἀμετρήτῳ ametreto unmeasured adjective, Dat Sing Fem Source ID G465423
- κτίσει ktisei creation, creature noun, Dat Sing Fem G2937
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