Wisdom of Sirach 38:29 (Brenton): So doth the potter sitting at his work, And turning the wheel about with his feet, Who is always carefully set at his work, And maketh all his work by number;
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 38:29
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- οὕτως houtos So thus, so adverb G3779
- κεραμεὺς kerameus potter a potter noun, Nom Sing Masc G2763
- καθήμενος kathemenos sitting sit, am seated verb, Pres Mid Part Nom Sing Masc G2521
- ἐν en with in, on preposition G1722
- ἔργῳ ergo work work, labor noun, Dat Sing Neut G2041
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- συστρέφων sustrephon feed together verb, Pres Act Part Nom Sing Masc Source ID G473371
- ἐν en with in, on preposition G1722
- ποσὶν posin feet the foot noun, Dat Plur Masc G4228
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- τροχόν trochon wheel a wheel, course noun, Acc Sing Masc G5164
- ὃς hos Who who, which pronoun, relative, Nom Sing Masc G3739
- ἐν en with in, on preposition G1722
- μερίμνῃ merimne care, worry noun, Dat Sing Fem G3308
- κεῖται keitai lie, recline verb, Pres Mid Ind 3rd Sing G2749
- διὰ dia by through, on account of preposition G1223
- παντὸς pantos all all, the whole adjective, Gen Sing Neut G3956
- ἐπὶ epi at on, to preposition G1909
- τὸ to the the pronoun, article, Acc Sing Neut G3588
- ἔργον ergon work work, labor noun, Acc Sing Neut G2041
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐναρίθμιος enarithmios number in the number adjective, Nom Sing Fem Source ID G473387
- πᾶσα pasa all all, the whole adjective, Nom Sing Fem G3956
- ἡ he the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- ἐργασία ergasia work working, activity noun, Nom Sing Fem G2039
- αὐτοῦ autou his he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
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