Wisdom of Sirach 6:5 (Brenton): Sweet language will multiply friends: And a fair-speaking tongue will increase kind greetings.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 6:5
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- λάρυγξ larunx the throat noun, Nom Sing Masc G2995
- γλυκὺς glukus Sweet sweet adjective, Nom Sing Masc G1099
- πληθυνεῖ plethunei multiply increase, multiply verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G4129
- φίλους philous friends friendly, a friend adjective, Acc Plur Masc G5384
- αὐτοῦ autou he, she pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Masc G846
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- γλῶσσα glossa tongue the tongue, a language noun, Nom Sing Fem G1100
- εὔλαλος eulalos sweetly-speaking adjective, Nom Sing Fem G461763
- πληθυνεῖ plethunei multiply increase, multiply verb, Fut Act Ind 3rd Sing G4129
- εὐπροσήγορα euprosegora easy of address adjective, Acc Plur Neut G461765
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- Wisdom of Sirach in the Septuagint — every chapter and its key Greek words.
- Septuagint (LXX) Bible — all 51 books of the Greek Old Testament.
- What is the Septuagint? — why the Greek sometimes reads differently from the Hebrew.
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