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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
James 1:18 - Truth
James 1:18 - Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Of his | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
| own will | G1014 | βούλομαι |
[Verb] to |
| begat | G616 | ἀποκυέω |
[Verb] to breed forth that is (by transformation) to generate (figuratively) |
| he us | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
| with the word | G3056 | λόγος |
[Noun Masculine] something said (including the thought); by implication a topic (subject of discourse) also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension a computation; specifically (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (that is Christ) |
| of truth | G225 | ἀλήθεια |
[Noun Feminine] truth |
| that we | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
| should be | G1511 | εἶναι |
[Verb] to exist |
| a kind | G5100 | τὶς |
some or any person or object |
| of firstfruits | G536 | ἀπαρχή |
[Noun Feminine] a beginning of sacrifice that is the (Jewish) first fruit (figuratively) |
| of his | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
| creatures | G2938 | κτίσμα |
[Noun Neuter] an original formation (concretely) that is product (created thing) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.