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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
James 3:11 - Cursing
James 3:11 - Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doth | G3385 | μήτι |
whether at all |
| a fountain | G4077 | πηγή |
[Noun Feminine] a fount (literally or figuratively) that is source or supply (of water blood enjoyment) (not necessarily the original spring) |
| send forth | G1032 | βρύω |
[Verb] to swell out that is (by implication) to gush |
| at | G1537 | ἐκ |
[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote) |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| same | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| place | G3692 | ὀπή |
[Noun Feminine] a hole (as if for light) that is cavern; by analogy a spring (of water) |
| sweet | G1099 | γλυκύς |
[Adjective] sweet (that is not bitter nor salt) |
| water and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| bitter | G4089 | πικρός |
[Adjective] sharp (pungent) that is acrid (literally or figuratively) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.