Wisdom of Sirach 39:26 (Brenton): The principal things for the whole use of man’s life Are water, fire, iron, and salt, Flour of wheat, honey, milk, And the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 39:26
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- ἀρχὴ arche ruler, beginning noun, Nom Sing Fem G746
- πάσης pases whole all, the whole adjective, Gen Sing Fem G3956
- χρείας chreias need, necessity noun, Gen Sing Fem G5532
- εἰς eis for into, in preposition G1519
- ζωὴν zoen life life noun, Acc Sing Fem G2222
- ἀνθρώπου anthropou man's a man, one of the human race noun, Gen Sing Masc G444
- ὕδωρ hudor water water noun, Nom Sing Neut G5204
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- πῦρ pur fire fire, trials noun, Nom Sing Neut G4442
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- σίδηρος sideros iron iron noun, Nom Sing Masc G4604
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἅλας halas salt salt noun, Nom Plur Masc G217
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- σεμίδαλις semidalis Flour the finest wheaten flour noun, Nom Sing Fem G4585
- πυροῦ purou wheat wheat noun, Gen Sing Masc Source ID G473862
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- γάλα gala milk milk noun, Nom Sing Neut G1051
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- μέλι meli honey honey noun, Nom Sing Neut G3192
- αἷμα haima blood blood noun, Nom Sing Neut G129
- σταφυλῆς staphules grape a grape, cluster of grapes noun, Gen Sing Fem G4718
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἔλαιον elaion oil olive oil noun, Nom Sing Neut G1637
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἱμάτιον himation clothing outer garment noun, Nom Sing Neut G2440
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