For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like vnto a man beholding his naturall face in a glaſſe:
ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ ποιητής, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ·
ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ ποιητὴς, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὑτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ·
ἀκροατής , masculine noun, akroatēs — a hearer (value 700)
G202,
ἀκροατής akroatḗs, ak-ro-at-ace'; from ἀκροάομαι akroáomai (to listen; apparently an intensive of G191); a hearer (merely):—hearer.Used in 4 Verses, 2 Books 4  Occurrence Count
ἀνήρ , masculine noun, anēr — a man (value 159)
G435,
ἀνήρ anḗr, an'-ayr; a primary word (compare G444); a man (properly as an individual male):—fellow, husband, man, sir.with reference to sex
of a male
of a husband
of a betrothed or future husband
with reference to age, and to distinguish an adult man from a boy
any male
used generically of a group of both men and women
Used in 193 Verses, 16 Books 215  Occurrence Count
αὐτός , pronoun, autos — (1) self (emphatic) (2) he, she, it (used for the third person pronoun) (3) the same (value 971)
G846,
αὐτός autós, ow-tos'; from the particle αὖ aû (perhaps akin to the base of G109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:—her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare G848.himself, herself, themselves, itself
he, she, it
the same
Used in 3781 Verses, 27 Books 5773  Occurrence Count
γένεσις , feminine noun, genesis — origin, birth (value 473)
G1078,
γένεσις génesis, ghen'-es-is; from the same as G1074; nativity; figuratively, nature:—generation, nature(-ral).source, origin
a book of one's lineage, i.e. in which his ancestry or progeny are enumerated
used of birth, nativity
of that which follows origin, viz. existence, life
the wheel of life (Jas 3:6), other explain it, the wheel of human origin which as soon as men are born begins to run, i.e. its course of life
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 3  Occurrence Count
εἰ , conjunction, ei — forasmuch as, if, that (value 15)
G1487,
εἰ ei, i; a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:—forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in G1489, G1490, G1499, G1508, G1509, G1512, G1513, G1536, G1537. See also G1437.Used in 461 Verses, 25 Books 505  Occurrence Count
εἴκω , verb, eikō — be like (value 835)
G1503,
†εἴκω eíkō, i'-ko; apparently a primary verb (perhaps akin to G1502 through the idea of faintness as a copy); to resemble:—be like.Used in 2 Verses, 1 Book 2  Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146  Occurrence Count
εἴ τις , pronoun, ei tis — he that, if a man, whether any, whosoever (value 525)
G1536,
†εἴ τις eí tis, i tis; from G1487 and G5100; if any:—he that, if a(-ny) man('s thing, from any, ought), whether any, whosoever.Used in 51 Verses, 17 Books 54  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
ἔσοπτρον , neuter noun, esoptron — a mirror (i.e. an object for looking into) (value 875)
G2072,
ἔσοπτρον ésoptron, es'-op-tron; from G1519 and a presumed derivative of G3700; a mirror (for looking into):—glass. Compare G2734.a mirror
the mirrors of the ancients were made, not of glass, but steel
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
ἐστί , verb, esti — are, belong, call, come, consist (value 515)
G2076,
ἐστί estí, es-tee'; third person singular present indicative of G1510; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:—are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, × dure for a while, + follow, × have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, × must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle."he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be'). Used with 3739 in the following verses: Mar 3:17; 7:11, 34; 12:42; 15:15; Eph 6:17; Col 1:24; Hbr 7:2; Rev 21:8, 17. These are listed under number 3603.
Used in 838 Verses, 26 Books 926  Occurrence Count
καί , conjunction, kai — and, even, also (value 31)
G2532,
καί kaí, kahee; apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:—and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.and, also, even, indeed, but
Used in 5227 Verses, 27 Books 9277  Occurrence Count
κατανοέω , verb, katanoeō — to take note of, perceive (value 1247)
G2657,
κατανοέω katanoéō, kat-an-o-eh'-o; from G2596 and G3539; to observe fully:—behold, consider, discover, perceive.to perceive, remark, observe, understand
to consider attentively, fix one's eyes or mind upon
Used in 14 Verses, 6 Books 14  Occurrence Count
λόγος , masculine noun, logos — a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech (value 373)
G3056,
λόγος lógos, log'-os; from G3004; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):—account, cause, communication, × concerning, doctrine, fame, × have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, × speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.of speech
a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea
what someone has said
a word
the sayings of God
decree, mandate or order
of the moral precepts given by God
Old Testament prophecy given by the prophets
what is declared, a thought, declaration, aphorism, a weighty saying, a dictum, a maxim
discourse
the act of speaking, speech
the faculty of speech, skill and practice in speaking
a kind or style of speaking
a continuous speaking discourse - instruction
doctrine, teaching
anything reported in speech; a narration, narrative
matter under discussion, thing spoken of, affair, a matter in dispute, case, suit at law
the thing spoken of or talked about; event, deed
its use as respect to the MIND alone
reason, the mental faculty of thinking, meditating, reasoning, calculating
account, i.e. regard, consideration
account, i.e. reckoning, score
account, i.e. answer or explanation in reference to judgment
relation, i.e. with whom as judge we stand in relation
reason would
reason, cause, ground
In John, denotes the essential Word of God, Jesus Christ, the personal wisdom and power in union with God, his minister in creation and government of the universe, the cause of all the world's life both physical and ethical, which for the procurement of man's salvation put on human nature in the person of Jesus the Messiah, the second person in the Godhead, and shone forth conspicuously from His words and deeds.
Note: A Greek philosopher named Heraclitus first used the term Logos around 600 B.C. to designate the divine reason or plan which coordinates a changing universe.
Used in 316 Verses, 24 Books 330  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅτι , conjunction, hoti — that, because (value 380)
G3754,
ὅτι hóti, hot'-ee; neuter of G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:—as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.Used in 1188 Verses, 27 Books 1291  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
οὗτος , pronoun, hoytos — this (value 1040)
G3778,
οὗτος hoûtos, hoo'-tos; from the article G3588 and G846; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):—he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.Used in 327 Verses, 22 Books 337  Occurrence Count
ποιητής , masculine noun, poiētēs — a maker, a doer (value 676)
G4163,
ποιητής poiētḗs, poy-ay-tace'; from G4160; a performer; specially, a "poet"; --doer, poet.a maker, a producer, author
a doer, performer
one who obeys or fulfils the law
a poet
Used in 6 Verses, 3 Books 6  Occurrence Count
πρόσωπον , neuter noun, prosōpon — the face (value 1450)
G4383,
πρόσωπον prósōpon, pros'-o-pon; from G4314 and ὤψ ṓps (the visage, from G3700); the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person:—(outward) appearance, × before, countenance, face, fashion, (men's) person, presence.the face
the front of the human head
countenance, look
the face so far forth as it is the organ of sight, and (by it various movements and changes) the index of the inward thoughts and feelings
the appearance one presents by his wealth or property, his rank or low condition
outward circumstances, external condition
used in expressions which denote to regard the person in one's judgment and treatment of men
the outward appearance of inanimate things
Used in 73 Verses, 15 Books 78  Occurrence Count
τὶς , pronoun, tis — a certain one, someone, anyone (value 510)
G5100,
τὶς tìs, tis; an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:—a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), × wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).a certain, a certain one
some, some time, a while
Used in 496 Verses, 26 Books 541  Occurrence Count
| James 1:23Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 12894) |
| ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶ καὶ οὐ ποιητής, οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ· |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| For |
G3754hoti |
ὅτι |
380 |
| if |
G1487ei |
εἰ |
15 |
| any |
G5100tis |
τὶς |
510 |
| be a hearer |
G202akroatēs |
ἀκροατής |
700 |
| of the word, |
G3056logos |
λόγος |
373 |
| and |
G2532kai |
καί |
31 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| a doer, |
G4163poiētēs |
ποιητής |
676 |
| he |
G3778hoytos |
οὗτος |
1040 |
| is |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| like unto |
G1503eikō |
εἴκω |
835 |
| a man |
G435anēr |
ἀνήρ |
159 |
| beholding |
G2657katanoeō |
κατανοέω |
1247 |
| his |
G846autos |
αὐτός |
971 |
| natural |
G1078genesis |
γένεσις |
473 |
| face |
G4383prosōpon |
πρόσωπον |
1450 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| a glass: |
G2072esoptron |
ἔσοπτρον |
875 |
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