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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
James 4:3 - Consume
James 4:3 - Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ye ask | G154 | αἰτέω |
[Verb] to ask (in generally) |
| and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| receive | G2983 | λαμβάνω |
[Verb] to take (in very many applications literally and figuratively [probably objective or active to get hold of; whereas G1209 is rather subjective or passive to have offered to one; while G138 is more violent to seize or remove]) |
| not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
| because | G1360 | διότι |
[Conjunction] on the very account that or inasmuch as |
| ye ask | G154 | αἰτέω |
[Verb] to ask (in generally) |
| amiss | G2560 | κακῶς |
[Adverb] badly (physically or morally) |
| that | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| ye may consume | G1159 | δαπανάω |
[Verb] to expend that is (in a good sense) to incur cost or (in a bad one) to waste |
| it upon | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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| your | G5216 | ὑμῶν |
of (from or concerning) you |
| lusts | G2237 | ἡδονή |
[Noun Feminine] sensual delight; by implication desire |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.