James 1:1

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Ἰάκωβος θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigΧριστός

Christ means “anointed one”

The equivalent Hebrew word is Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ)

Noun, masculine.
δοῦλος ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
δώδεκα φυλαῖς ταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
διασπορᾷ χαίρειν.
ESV
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
NIV
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations: Greetings.
NLT
This letter is from James, a slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.I am writing to the “twelve tribes”– Jewish believers scattered abroad.Greetings!
KJV
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

Hebrews 13:25 ← James 1:1 → James 1:2

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