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Wisdom of Sirach
Preposition
πρό
προ
indecl
before (+gen)
λογισμοῦ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Mas. 2nd Decl.)
λογισμός, -οῦ, ὁ
λογισμ·ου
(mas) gen sg
logic
reasoning, calculation μὴ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Particle
μή
μη
indecl
not
ἐπαινέσῃς [lexicon][inflect][close]
Verb
ἐπ·αινέω (επ+αιν(ε)-, επ+αινε·σ-, επ+αινε·σ-, -, -, επ+αινεσ·θ-/επ+αινε·θ-)
επ·αινε·σῃς
1aor act sub 2nd sg
you(sg)-should-PRAISE
ἄνδρα [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Mas. 3rd Decl.)
ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, voc. sg. ἄνερ
ανδρ·α
(mas) acc sg
man
(as distinct from woman, beast, god, etc); sometimes "husband". οὗτος [lexicon][inflect][close]
Determiner (Demonstrative)
οὗτος αὕτη τοῦτο
[τ]ουτ·ος
mas nom sg
this
When combined, "τοῦτ’ ἔστιν" means "that is"(i.e., in-other-words). γὰρ [lexicon][inflect][close]
Conjunction
γάρ
γαρ
indecl
for
since, as πειρασμὸς [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Mas. 2nd Decl.)
πειρασμός, -οῦ, ὁ
πειρασμ·ος
(mas) nom sg
test
a test, trial, or attempt; and thus (as with πειράζω) may mean a tempting or inducement to sin. Meaning determined by context. ἀνθρώπων [lexicon][inflect][close]
Noun (Mas. 2nd Decl.)
ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ
ανθρωπ·ων
(mas) gen pl
persons
"man, both as a generic term and of individuals" (Liddell, Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon) Often means "human being", but can refer specifically to a man/men (when required by context).
Praise no man before you hear his thoughts, for this is how people are tested.
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