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Septuagint (LXX) · Wisdom of Sirach

Wisdom of Sirach 31:23 in Greek — Septuagint (LXX)

The Greek Septuagint text of Wisdom of Sirach 31:23, word by word, with transliteration, Sir Lancelot Brenton’s English, Strong’s numbers, and morphology.

Wisdom of Sirach 31:23 (Brenton): When one buildeth, and another pulleth down, What profit have they then but labor?

Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 31:23

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  1. εἷς heis one indeclinable number G1520
  2. οἰκοδομῶν oikodomon build, build up verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G3618
  3. καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
  4. εἷς heis one indeclinable number G1520
  5. καθαιρῶν kathairon take down, depose verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc G2507
  6. τί ti who, which pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Acc Sing Neut G5101
  7. ὠφέλησαν ophelesan help, benefit verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Plur G5623
  8. πλεῖον pleion more, greater adjective, Acc Sing Neut G4119
  9. ἢ e or, than conjunction G2228
  10. κόπους kopous trouble, toil noun, Acc Plur Masc G2873

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