Tobit 12:8 (Brenton): Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:
Septuagint (LXX) interlinear — Tobit 12:8
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- ἀγαθὸν agathon good good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G18
- προσευχὴ proseuche Prayer prayer, a place for prayer noun, Nom Sing Fem G4335
- μετὰ meta with with, after preposition G3326
- νηστείας nesteias fasting fasting, the day of atonement noun, Gen Sing Fem G3521
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- ἐλεημοσύνης eleemosunes alms alms-giving, charity noun, Gen Sing Fem G1654
- καὶ kai and and, even conjunction G2532
- δικαιοσύνης dikaiosunes righteousness justice, justness noun, Gen Sing Fem G1343
- ἀγαθὸν agathon good good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G18
- τὸ to the pronoun, article, Nom Sing Neut G3588
- ὀλίγον oligon little small, brief adjective, Nom Sing Neut G3641
- μετὰ meta with with, after preposition G3326
- δικαιοσύνης dikaiosunes righteousness justice, justness noun, Gen Sing Fem G1343
- ἢ e than or, than conjunction G2228
- πολὺ polu much much, many adjective, Acc Sing Neut G4183
- μετὰ meta with with, after preposition G3326
- ἀδικίας adikias unrighteousness unrighteousness noun, Gen Sing Fem G93
- καλὸν kalon good beautiful, good adjective, Nom Sing Neut G2570
- ποιῆσαι poiesai do, make verb, Aor Act Infin G4160
- ἐλεημοσύνην eleemosunen alms alms-giving, charity noun, Acc Sing Fem G1654
- ἢ e than or, than conjunction G2228
- θησαυρίσαι thesaurisai store up, treasure up verb, Aor Act Infin G2343
- χρυσίον chrusion gold a golden ornament noun, Acc Sing Neut G5553
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