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James 1:23

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But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.	For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:	For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754 if any^G1536 be^G2076 a hearer^G202 of the word^G3056, and^G2532 not^G3756 a doer^G4163, he^G3778 is like^G1503 unto a man^G435 beholding^G2657 his^G846 natural^G1078 face^G4383 in^G1722 a glass^G2072:

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Original Greek

ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ ποιητής, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
εἴ	ei	G1487	COND	if any
τις	tis	G5100	X-NSM
ἀκροατὴς	akroatēs	G202	N-NSM	a hearer
λόγου	logou	G3056	N-GSM	of the word
ἐστὶ	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	be
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οὐ	ou	G3756	PRT-N	not
ποιητής,	poiētēs	G4163	N-NSM	a doer
οὗτος	houtos	G3778	D-NSM	he
ἔοικεν	eoiken	G1503	V-RAI-3S	is like
ἀνδρὶ	andri	G435	N-DSM	unto a man
κατανοοῦντι	katanoounti	G2657	V-PAP-DSM	beholding
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	G4383	N-ASN	face
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
γενέσεως	geneseōs	G1078	N-GSF	natural
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	his
ἐν	en	G1722	PREP	in
ἐσόπτρῳ·	esoptrō	G2072	N-DSN	a glass

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G202 — ἀκροατής (akroatḗs, ak-ro-at-ace'): a hearer of, a listener to — from (to listen; apparently an intensive of ἀκούω); a hearer (merely):--hearer.
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1078 — γένεσις (génesis, ghen'-es-is): birth, lineage — from the same as γενεά; nativity; figuratively, nature:--generation, nature(-ral).
• G1503 — εἴκω (eíkō, i'-ko): I am like, resemble — apparently a primary verb (perhaps akin to εἴκω through the idea of faintness as a copy); to resemble:--be like.
• G1536 — εἴ τις (eí tis, i tis): from εἰ and τὶς; if any:--he that, if a(-ny) man('s thing, from any, ought), whether any, whosoever.
• G1722 — ἐν (en, en): in, on, among — a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:--about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
• G2072 — ἔσοπτρον (ésoptron, es'-op-tron): a mirror — from εἰς and a presumed derivative of ὀπτάνομαι; a mirror (for looking into):--glass. Compare κατοπτρίζομαι.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2657 — κατανοέω (katanoéō, kat-an-o-eh'-o): I understand, perceive, consider — from κατά and νοιέω; to observe fully:--behold, consider, discover, perceive.
• G3056 — λόγος (lógos, log'-os): a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy — from λέγω; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3778 — οὗτος (hoûtos, hoo'-tos): this, he, she, it — from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
• G4163 — ποιητής (poiētḗs, poy-ay-tace'): a doer, performer, poet — from ποιέω; a performer; specially, a "poet"; --doer, poet.
• G4383 — πρόσωπον (prósōpon, pros'-o-pon): the face, countenance, surface — from πρός and (the visage, from ὀπτάνομαι); the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person:--(outward) appearance, X before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).

Cross References

Reciprocal references (10): Psalms 119:16, Matthew 20:16, Luke 8:5, Luke 8:12, John 3:20, Acts 26:28, 1 Corinthians 13:12, 2 Corinthians 3:18, James 1:25, James 4:11

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: DEAFNESS-HEARING, MIRRORS
• Torrey’s: SCRIPTURES, THE
• Nave’s: DOER, HEARERS, HYPOCRISY, MIRROR, OBEDIENCE, PARABLES, STABILITY, WORD OF GOD, WORKS

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