Wisdom of Sirach 28:14 (Brenton): A backbiting tongue hath disquieted many, And driven them from nation to nation: Strong cities hath it pulled down, And overthrown the houses of great men.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 28:14
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- γλῶσσα glossa tongue the tongue, a language noun, Nom Sing Fem G1100
- τρίτη trite third adjective, Nom Sing Fem G5154
- πολλοὺς pollous many much, many adjective, Acc Plur Masc G4183
- ἐσάλευσεν esaleusen disquieted shake, excite verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G4531
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- διέστησεν diestesen put apart, separate verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G1339
- αὐτοὺς autous them he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Acc Plur Masc G846
- ἀπὸ apo from from, away from preposition G575
- ἔθνους ethnous nation a race, people noun, Gen Sing Neut G1484
- εἰς eis to into, in preposition G1519
- ἔθνος ethnos nation a race, people noun, Acc Sing Neut G1484
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- πόλεις poleis cities a city noun, Acc Plur Fem G4172
- ὀχυρὰς ochuras firm adjective, Acc Plur Fem Source ID G469683
- καθεῖλεν katheilen down take down, depose verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G2507
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- οἰκίας oikias houses a house, household noun, Acc Plur Fem G3614
- μεγιστάνων megistanon great a great one, a lord noun, Gen Plur Masc G3175
- κατέστρεψεν katestrepsen overturn, overthrow verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G2690
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