James 3:8
8τὴνbutδὲthe tongueγλῶσσανno oneοὐδεὶςto subdueδαμάσαιis ableδύναταιof menἀνθρώπων·[it is] an unrulyἀκατάστατονevilκακόν,fullμεστὴof poisonἰοῦdeadlyθανατηφόρου.
but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue; [it is] an unstable evil, full of deadly poison.
Vocab difficulty
98.7
Rare words
δαμάσαι
δαμάζω
I tame, subdue, involving obedience and restraint.
ἀκατάστατον
ἀκατάστατος
unsettled, unstable (though these are hardly strong enough equivalents), almost anarchic.
ἰοῦ
ἰός
poison, rust; an arrow.
θανατηφόρου
θανατηφόρος
death-bringing, deadly.