Wisdom of Sirach 25:8 (Brenton): Well is he that dwelleth with a wife of understanding, And that hath not slipped with his tongue, And that hath not served a man more unworthy than himself.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 25:8
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- μακάριος makarios happy, blessed adjective, Nom Sing Masc G3107
- ὁ ho the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Masc G3588
- συνοικῶν sunoikon dwelleth dwell with, live in wedlock with verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G4924
- γυναικὶ gunaiki wife a woman, wife noun, Dat Sing Fem G1135
- συνετῇ sunete intelligent, prudent adjective, Dat Sing Fem G4908
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ὃς hos that who, which pronoun, relative, Nom Sing Masc G3739
- ἐν en with in, on preposition G1722
- γλώσσῃ glosse tongue the tongue, a language noun, Dat Sing Fem G1100
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ὠλίσθησεν olisthesen slip and fall verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing Source ID G468653
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ὃς hos that who, which pronoun, relative, Nom Sing Masc G3739
- οὐκ ouk not no, not adverb G3756
- ἐδούλευσεν edouleusen served am a slave, am subject to verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G1398
- ἀναξίῳ anaxio unworthy unworthy, inadequate adjective, Dat Sing Masc G370
- ἑαυτοῦ heautou himself himself, herself pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G1438
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