James 3:5
5Thusοὕτωςalsoκαὶtheἡtongueγλῶσσαa smallμικρὸνmemberμέλοςisἐστὶνandκαὶexceeding thingsμεγάλαit boastsαὐχεῖ.BeholdἸδοὺa smallἡλίκονfireπῦρhow greatἡλίκηνa forestὕληνit kindlesἀνάπτει·
So also the tongue is a small member, and it boasts great [things]. Behold what size a fire, what size a forest it kindles.
Vocab difficulty
94.1
Rare words
αὐχεῖ
αὐχέω
ἡλίκον
ἡλίκος
of which size, of what size, how small, how much.
ἡλίκην
ἡλίκος
of which size, of what size, how small, how much.
ὕλην
ὕλη
wood, fuel.
ἀνάπτει
ἀνάπτω
I kindle, set on fire, light.