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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
James 3:15 - Wisdom
James 3:15 - This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| This | G3778 | οὗτος |
the he (she or it) that is this or that (often with the article repeated) |
| wisdom | G4678 | σοφία |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (higher or lower worldly or spiritual) |
| descendeth | G2718 | κατέρχομαι |
[Verb] to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively) |
| not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
| from above | G509 | ἄνωθεν |
[Adverb] from above; by analogy from the first; by implication anew |
| but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| is earthly | G1919 | ἐπίγειος |
[Adjective] worldly (physically or morally) |
| sensual | G5591 | ψυχικός |
[Adjective] sensitive that is animate (in distinction on the one hand from G4152 which is the higher or renovated nature; and on the other from G5446 which is the lower or bestial nature) |
| devilish | G1141 | δαιμονιώδης |
[Adjective] daemon like |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.