Wisdom of Sirach 51:6 (Brenton): By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue My soul drew near even unto death, My life was near to the hell beneath.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 51:6
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- βασιλεῖ basilei king a king, ruler noun, Dat Sing Masc G935
- διαβολὴ diabole accusation false accusation noun, Nom Sing Fem Source ID G478252
- γλώσσης glosses tongue the tongue, a language noun, Gen Sing Fem G1100
- ἀδίκου adikou unrighteous unjust, unrighteous adjective, Gen Sing Fem G94
- ἤγγισεν engisen near come near, approach verb, Aor Act Ind 3rd Sing G1448
- ἕως heos even until, as far as preposition G2193
- θανάτου thanatou death death noun, Gen Sing Masc G2288
- ἡ he the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- ψυχή psuche soul the soul, life noun, Nom Sing Fem G5590
- μου mou My I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- καὶ kai even and, even conjunction G2532
- ἡ he the the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Fem G3588
- ζωή zoe life life noun, Nom Sing Fem G2222
- μου mou My I, me pronoun, personal/possessive, Gen Sing G3450
- ἦν en was am, exist verb, Imperf Act Ind 3rd Sing G1510
- σύνεγγυς sunengus near near together adverb Source ID G478266
- ᾅδου hadou Hades noun, Gen Sing Masc G86
- κάτω kato down, below adverb G2736
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