Wisdom of Sirach 19:12 (Brenton): As an arrow that sticketh in a man’s thigh, So is a word within a fool’s belly.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 19:12
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- βέλος belos a missile, dart noun, Nom Sing Neut G956
- πεπηγὸς pepegos pitch a tent verb, Perf Act Part Nom Sing Neut G4078
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- μηρῷ mero thigh the thigh noun, Dat Sing Masc G3382
- σαρκός sarkos flesh, body noun, Gen Sing Fem G4561
- οὕτως houtos So thus, so adverb G3779
- λόγος logos word a word, speech noun, Nom Sing Masc G3056
- ἐν en in in, on preposition G1722
- κοιλίᾳ koilia belly belly, womb noun, Dat Sing Fem G2836
- μωροῦ morou stupid, foolish adjective, Gen Sing Masc G3474
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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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