Wisdom of Sirach 18:16 (Brenton): Shall not the dew assuage the heat? So is a word better than a gift.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 18:16
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- οὐχὶ ouchi not by no means, not at all adverb G3780
- καύσωνα kausona heat a scorching heat, hot wind noun, Acc Sing Masc G2742
- ἀναπαύσει anapausei rest, cessation from labor noun, Dat Sing Fem G372
- δρόσος drosos dew dew noun, Nom Sing Fem Source ID G466102
- οὕτως houtos So thus, so adverb G3779
- κρείσσων kreisson stronger, more excellent adjective, Nom Sing Masc G2909
- λόγος logos word a word, speech noun, Nom Sing Masc G3056
- ἢ e than or, than conjunction G2228
- δόσις dosis gift a giving, gift. noun, Nom Sing Fem G1394
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- Wisdom of Sirach in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
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- What is the Septuagint? — why the Greek sometimes reads differently from the Hebrew.
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