Wisdom of Sirach 9:8 (Brenton): Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, And look not upon another’s beauty; For many have been deceived by the beauty of a woman; For herewith love is kindled as a fire.
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Wisdom of Sirach 9:8
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- ἀπόστρεψον apostrepson Turn turn away, restore verb, Aor Act Imperative 2nd Sing G654
- ὀφθαλμὸν ophthalmon eye the eye noun, Acc Sing Masc G3788
- ἀπὸ apo from from, away from preposition G575
- γυναικὸς gunaikos woman a woman, wife noun, Gen Sing Fem G1135
- εὐμόρφου eumorphou fair of form adjective, Gen Sing Fem G462962
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- μὴ me not not, lest adverb G3361
- καταμάνθανε katamanthane understand, consider carefully verb, Pres Act Imperative 2nd Sing G2648
- κάλλος kallos beauty beauty noun, Acc Sing Neut G462966
- ἀλλότριον allotrion another's belonging to another person, foreign adjective, Acc Sing Neut G245
- ἐν en by in, on preposition G1722
- κάλλει kallei beauty beauty noun, Dat Sing Neut G462969
- γυναικὸς gunaikos woman a woman, wife noun, Gen Sing Fem G1135
- πολλοὶ polloi many much, many adjective, Nom Plur Masc G4183
- ἐπλανήθησαν eplanethesan deceived lead astray, deceive verb, Aor Pass Ind 3rd Plur G4105
- καὶ kai And and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐκ ek from from out, out from among preposition G1537
- τούτου toutou this, he pronoun, demonstrative, Gen Sing Neut G3778
- φιλία philia friendship noun, Nom Sing Fem G5373
- ὡς hos as as, like as conjunction G5613
- πῦρ pur fire fire, trials noun, Acc Sing Neut G4442
- ἀνακαίεται anakaietai light up verb, Pres Mid Ind 3rd Sing G462979
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