Wisdom of Sirach 36:7 (Brenton): Why doth one day excel another, When as all the light of every day in the year is of the sun?
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 36:7
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- διὰ dia through, on account of preposition G1223
- τί ti who, which pronoun, interrogative/indefinite, Acc Sing Neut G5101
- ἡμέρα hemera a day noun, Nom Sing Fem G2250
- ἡμέρας hemeras a day noun, Gen Sing Fem G2250
- ὑπερέχει huperechei excel, surpass verb, Pres Act Ind 3rd Sing G5242
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- πᾶν pan all, the whole adjective, Nom Sing Neut G3956
- φῶς phos light, a source of light noun, Nom Sing Neut G5457
- ἡμέρας hemeras a day noun, Gen Sing Fem G2250
- ἐνιαυτοῦ eniautou a year noun, Gen Sing Masc G1763
- ἀφ᾿ aph away from, away from preposition G575
- ἡλίου heliou the sun, sunlight noun, Gen Sing Masc G2246
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