Canonical reference
Jas.3.6
Source
nestle1904
Position
14
Surface
μέλεσιν
Surface without points
μέλεσιν
Normalized
μέλεσιν
Lemma
μέλος
Lemma without points
μέλος
SBL transliteration
melesin
Readable transliteration
melesin
Rudi transliteration
melesin
Morphology
N-DPN
Scripture registers
James 3:6
  • Christian (KJV boundaries): Jas.3.6

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

Scripture edition
kjv
Scripture language
en
Scripture licence
Public Domain outside the UK; Crown rights in the UK

καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ, ὁ κόσμος τῆς ἀδικίας, ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν, ἡ σπιλοῦσα ὅλον τὸ σῶμα καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν τῆς γενέσεως καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς γεέννης.

Scripture edition
nestle1904
Scripture language
grc
Scripture licence
Public Domain

Scripture edition
rsv
Scripture language
en
Scripture licence
restricted
Scripture rights holder
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA