NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon βουληθεις verb - aorist passive deponent participle - nominative singular masculine boulomai  boo'-lom-ahee: to will, i.e. (reflexively) be willing -- be disposed, minded, intend, list, (be, of own) will (-ing). απεκυησεν verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular apokueo  ap-ok-oo-eh'-o: to breed forth, i.e. (by transference) to generate (figuratively) -- beget, produce. ημας personal pronoun - first person accusative plural hemas  hay-mas': us -- our, us, we. λογω noun - dative singular masculine logos  log'-os: 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. αληθειας noun - genitive singular feminine aletheia  al-ay'-thi-a: truth -- true, truly, truth, verity. εις preposition eis  ice: to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases το definite article - accusative singular neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. ειναι verb - present infinitive einai  i'-nahee: to exist -- am, was. come, is, lust after, please well, there is, to be, was. ημας personal pronoun - first person accusative plural hemas  hay-mas': us -- our, us, we. απαρχην noun - accusative singular feminine aparche  ap-ar-khay': a beginning of sacrifice, i.e. the (Jewish) first-fruit (figuratively) -- first-fruits. τινα indefinite pronoun - accusative singular feminine tis  tis:  some or any person or object των definite article - genitive plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. αυτου personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine autos  ow-tos': the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons κτισματων noun - genitive plural neuter ktisma  ktis'-mah: an original formation (concretely), i.e. product (created thing) -- creature. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth, so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures. King James Bible Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Holman Christian Standard Bible By His own choice, He gave us a new birth by the message of truth so that we would be the firstfruits of His creatures. International Standard Version In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures. NET Bible By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. Aramaic Bible in Plain English He was pleased and gave birth to us by the word of the truth, that we would be the first fruits of his creation. GOD'S WORD® Translation God decided to give us life through the word of truth to make us his most important creatures. King James 2000 Bible Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Links James 1:18James 1:18 NIV James 1:18 NLT James 1:18 ESV James 1:18 NASB James 1:18 KJV |