Wisdom of Sirach 21:15 (Brenton): If a skillful man hear a wise word, He will commend it, and add unto it: But when one of no understanding heareth it, it displeaseth him, And he casteth it behind his back.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 21:15
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- λόγον logon word a word, speech noun, Acc Sing Masc G3056
- σοφὸν sophon wise wise adjective, Acc Sing Masc G4680
- ἐὰν ean If if conjunction G1437
- ἀκούσῃ akouse hear hear, listen verb, Aor Act Subj 3rd Sing G191
- ἐπιστήμων epistemon skillful skillful, experienced adjective, Nom Sing Masc G1990
- αἰνέσει ainesei praise verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G134
- αὐτὸν auton He he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐπ᾿ ep on, to preposition G1909
- αὐτὸν auton He he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Sing Masc G846
- προσθήσει prosthesei add put to, add verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G4369
- ἤκουσεν ekousen heareth hear, listen verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G191
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- σπαταλῶν spatalon live extravagantly verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G4684
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἀπήρεσεν aperesen disagreeable to verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing Source ID G467108
- αὐτῷ auto him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Dat Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἀπέστρεψεν apestrepsen turn away, restore verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G654
- αὐτὸν auton him he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Sing Masc G846
- ὀπίσω opiso behind behind, after adverb G3694
- τοῦ tou the pronoun, article, Gen Sing Neut G3588
- νώτου notou back the back of men or animals noun, Gen Sing Neut G3577
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
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