Wisdom of Sirach 20:7 (Brenton): A wise man will hold his tongue till he see opportunity: But a babbler and a fool will regard no time.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 20:7
7
- ἄνθρωπος anthropos man a man, one of the human race noun, Nom Sing Masc G444
- σοφὸς sophos wise wise adjective, Nom Sing Masc G4680
- σιγήσει sigesei keep silent verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G4601
- ἕως heos till until, as far as preposition G2193
- καιροῦ kairou time fitting season, opportunity noun, Gen Sing Masc G2540
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- δὲ de and but, on the other hand particle G1161
- λαπιστὴς lapistes swaggerer noun, Nom Sing Masc Source ID G466640
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἄφρων aphron fool senseless, foolish adjective, Nom Sing Masc G878
- ὑπερβήσεται huperbesetai transgress, go beyond verb, Fut Mid Ind 3rd Sing G5233
- καιρόν kairon time fitting season, opportunity noun, Acc Sing Masc G2540
Study this verse further
- Wisdom of Sirach in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
- Septuagint (LXX) Bible — all 51 books of the Greek Old Testament.
- What is the Septuagint? — why the Greek sometimes reads differently from the Hebrew.
- Strong’s Concordance — trace any word in this verse across the Bible.