James 5:5

Greek	ἐτρυφήσατε ἐπὶ τῆςplugin-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 γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ Meaning: * Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5) Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”. It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1 καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek 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” ἐσπαταλήσατε, ἐθρέψατε τὰςplugin-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 καρδίας ὑμῶν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. ἡμέρᾳ σφαγῆς.
ESV	You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
NIV	You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
NLT	You have spent your years on earth in luxury, satisfying your every desire. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.
KJV	Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

^{James 5:4 ← James 5:5 → James 5:6}

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