Ecclesiastes 4
LXX · Septuagint (Greek)
The Septuagint is the Greek Old Testament the apostles so often quoted — many New Testament threads run through its wording. Each word opens its Lexicon entry by Strong’s number.
Ecclesiastes 4 - 1
καίkaíAndG2532ἐπιστρέφωepistréphōI turnedG1994καίkaíandG2532εἴδωeídōI beheldG1492allG48402ὁhotheG3588extortions,G48112ὁhothe onesG3588γίνομαιgínomaihappeningG1096ὑπόhypóunderG5259ὁhotheG3588ἥλιοςhḗliossun.G2246καίkaíAndG2532ἰδούidoúbehold,G2400δάκρυdákrythe tearG1144ὁhoof the onesG3588συκοφαντέωsykophantéōbeing extorted,G4811καίkaíandG2532οὐouthere is notG3756one comforting them.G14731καίkaíAndG2532ἀπόapóbyG575χείρcheírthe handG5495συκοφαντέωsykophantéōof ones extortingG4811themG14731ἰσχύςischýswas by strength,G2479καίkaíandG2532οὐouthere is notG3756one comforting them.G14731
Ecclesiastes 4 - 2
καίkaíAndG2532ἐπαινέωepainéōI praisedG1867allG48402ὁhoof the onesG3588θνήσκωthnḗskōhaving diedG2348ὁhoof the onesG3588ἤδηḗdēalreadyG2235ἀποθνήσκωapothnḗskōdyingG599ὑπέρhypérmore thanG5228ὁhotheG3588ζάωzáōliving,G2198ὅσοςhósosas many asG3745ζάωzáōliveG2198ἕωςhéōsuntilG2193ὁhotheG3588νῦνnŷnpresent.G3568
Ecclesiastes 4 - 3
καίkaíAndG2532ἀγαθόςagathósbetterG18ὑπέρhypéraboveG5228δύοdýothese twoG1417ὅστιςhóstiswhichG3748οὔπωoúpōnot yetG3768γίνομαιgínomaiwas born,G1096ὅςhóswhichG3739εἴδωeídōknewG1492οὐounotG3756allG48402ὁhotheG3588ποίημαpoíēma{actionG4161πονηρόςponērósevil}G4190ποιέωpoiéōbeing doneG4160ὑπόhypóunderG5259ὁhotheG3588ἥλιοςhḗliossun.G2246
Ecclesiastes 4 - 4
καίkaíAndG2532εἴδωeídōI beheldG1492allG48402ὁhotheG3588μόχθοςmóchthoseffort,G3449καίkaíandG2532allG48402περιτομήperitomḗcourageG4061ποίημαpoíēmaof action;G4161ὅτιhótiforG3754the sameG14731ζῆλοςzēloszealG2205ἀνήρanḗrof manG435ἀπόapóis fromG575ἑταῖροςhetaîroshis companion.G2083καίkaíAndG2532γέgéindeedG1065οὗτοςhoûtosthisG3778ματαιότηςmataiótēsis follyG3153καίkaíandG2532resolveG42541πνεῦμαpneûmaof spirit.G4151
Ecclesiastes 4 - 5
ὁhoTheG3588ἄφρωνáphrōnfoolG878embracesG40332χείρcheírhis hands,G5495καίkaíandG2532ἐσθίωesthíōeatsG2068σάρξsárxhis flesh.G4561
Ecclesiastes 4 - 6
ἀγαθόςagathósBetterG18πλήρωμαplḗrōma{fullG4138a handful}G14041ἀνάπαυσιςanápausisof rest,G372ὑπέρhypérthanG5228πλήρωμαplḗrōma{fullG4138δύοdýotwoG1417handfuls}G14041μόχθοςmóchthosof troubleG3449καίkaíandG2532resolveG42541πνεῦμαpneûmaof spirit.G4151
Ecclesiastes 4 - 7
καίkaíAndG2532ἐπιστρέφωepistréphōI turned,G1994καίkaíandG2532εἴδωeídōI sawG1492ματαιότηςmataiótēsfollyG3153ὑπόhypóunderG5259ὁhotheG3588ἥλιοςhḗliossun.G2246
Ecclesiastes 4 - 8
εἰμίeimíThere isG1510εἷςheîsone alone ,G1520καίkaíandG2532οὐouthere is notG3756δεύτεροςdeúterosa second;G1208καίkaíandG2532γέgéindeed,G1065υἱόςhuiós{sonG5207καίkaínorG2532γέgéindeedG1065ἀδελφόςadelphósa brotherG80οὐouthere is no}G3756to him.G14731καίkaíAndG2532οὐouthere is noG3756limitG40091πᾶςpâsto allG3956μόχθοςmóchthoshis effort;G3449καίkaíandG2532γέgéindeedG1065ὀφθαλμόςophthalmóshis eyeG3788οὐouis notG3756ἐμπίπλημιempíplēmisatisfiedG1705πλοῦτοςploûtosof riches;G4149καίkaíand saying ,G2532τὶςtìsWhyG5100do IG14731make an effort,G34491καίkaíandG2532depriveG47331ψυχήpsychḗmy soulG5590ἀπόapóofG575ἀγαθωσύνηagathōsýnēgoodness?G19καίkaíAndG2532γέgéindeed,G1065οὗτοςhoûtosthisG3778ματαιότηςmataiótēs{follyG3153καίkaíandG2532distractionG40484πονηρόςponērósan evilG4190εἰμίeimíis}.G1510
Ecclesiastes 4 - 9
ἀγαθόςagathósBetterG18ὁhotheG3588δύοdýotwoG1417ὑπέρhypérthanG5228ὁhotheG3588εἷςheîsone,G1520ὅςhósin whichG3739εἰμίeimíthere isG1510to themG14731μισθόςmisthós{wageG3408ἀγαθόςagathósa good}G18ἐνeninG1722μόχθοςmóchthostheir effort.G3449
Ecclesiastes 4 - 10
ὅτιhótiForG3754ἐάνeánifG1437πίπτωpíptōthey should fall,G4098ὁhotheG3588εἷςheîsoneG1520ἐγείρωegeírōshall raiseG1453μέτοχοςmétochoshis partner.G3353καίkaíButG2532οὐαίouaíwoeG3759to him,G14731ὁhoto theG3588εἷςheîsone,G1520ὅτανhótanwheneverG3752πίπτωpíptōhe should fallG4098καίkaíandG2532μήmḗthere should not beG3361δεύτεροςdeúterosa secondG1208ἐγείρωegeírōto raiseG1453him.G14731
Ecclesiastes 4 - 11
καίkaíAndG2532ἐάνeánifG1437κοιμάωkoimáō{should go to bedG2837δύοdýotwo}G1417καίkaíandG2532θέρμηthérmēheatG2329themselves,G14731καίkaíthenG2532ὁhotheG3588εἷςheîsone,G1520πῶςpōshowG4459θερμαίνωthermaínōshall he heat himself ?G2328
Ecclesiastes 4 - 12
καίkaíAndG2532ἐάνeánifG1437one prevails againstG19471ὁhotheG3588εἷςheîsone,G1520ὁhotheG3588δύοdýotwoG1417ἵστημιhístēmishall standG2476κατέναντιkaténantiagainstG2713him.G14731καίkaíAndG2532ὁhotheG3588{cordG46831three-stranded}G17891οὐoushall notG3756ταχέωςtachéōsbe quicklyG5030ripped apart.G6402
Ecclesiastes 4 - 13
ἀγαθόςagathósBetterG18παῖςpaîs{childG3816πένηςpénēsa needyG3993καίkaíandG2532σοφόςsophóswise},G4680ὑπέρhypérthanG5228βασιλεύςbasileús{kingG935πρεσβύτεροςpresbýterosan olderG4245καίkaíandG2532ἄφρωνáphrōnfoolish}G878ὅςhóswhoG3739οὐoudoes notG3756γινώσκωginṓskōknowG1097προσέχωproséchōto take heedG4337ἔτιétiany longer.G2089
Ecclesiastes 4 - 14
ὅτιhótiForG3754ἐκekfrom out ofG1537οἶκοςoîkosthe houseG3624ὁhoof theG3588δέσμιοςdésmiosprisonersG1198ἐξέρχομαιexérchomaihe shall come forthG1831βασιλεύωbasileúōto reign,G936ὅτιhótiforG3754καίkaíevenG2532γέgéindeedG1065ἐνeninG1722βασιλείαbasileíahis kingdomG932γίνομαιgínomaihe wasG1096πένηςpénēsneedy.G3993
Ecclesiastes 4 - 15
εἴδωeídōI beheldG1492allG48402ὁhoof theG3588ζάωzáōliving,G2198ὁhoof the onesG3588περιπατέωperipatéōwalkingG4043ὑπόhypóunderG5259ὁhotheG3588ἥλιοςhḗliossun,G2246μετάmetáwithG3326ὁhotheG3588νεανίσκοςneanískosyoungG3495ὁhoof theG3588δεύτεροςdeúterossecond generationG1208ὅςhóswhoG3739ἵστημιhístēmiwill standG2476ἀντίantíin placeG473of him.G14731
Ecclesiastes 4 - 16
οὐouThere is noG3756limitG40091πᾶςpâsto allG3956λαόςlaósthe people,G2992πᾶςpâsto allG3956ὅσοςhósosas many asG3745γίνομαιgínomaiwasG1096ἔμπροσθενémprosthenbeforeG1715them;G14731καίkaíandG2532γέgéindeed,G1065ὁhotheG3588ἔσχατοςéschatoslastG2078οὐoushall notG3756εὐφραίνωeuphraínōbe gladG2165ἐνeninG1722himself.G14731ὅτιhótiForG3754καίkaíevenG2532γέgéindeedG1065οὗτοςhoûtosthisG3778ματαιότηςmataiótēsis follyG3153καίkaíandG2532resolveG42541πνεῦμαpneûmaof spirit.G4151