Proverbs 31:10

Hebrew
ESV
An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels.
NIV
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
NLT
Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies.
LXX
γυναῖκα ἀνδρείαν τίς εὑρήσει τιμιωτέρα δέplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
λίθων πολυτελῶν plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ, ἡ, τό

greek

Meaning:

* The

The definite article.

Forms

Singular Case Masculine Feminine Neuter Nominative ὁ ἡ τό Genitive τοῦ τῆς τοῦ Dative τῷ τῇ
τοιαύτη
KJV
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:9 ← Proverbs 31:10 → Proverbs 31:11

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