James 3:3
KJV:
Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
BSB:
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
Greek:
Εἰ δὲ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῶν μετάγομεν.
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BITHORSE

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
If 1 Εἰ Ei COND NO
now 2 3 4 δὲ de CONJ N(K)(o)
of the τῶν tōn T-GPM NKO
horses ἵππων ippōn N-GPM NKO
<the> τοὺς tous T-APM NKO
bits χαλινοὺς chalinous N-APM NKO
into εἰς eis PREP NKO
the τὰ ta T-APN NKO
mouths στόματα stomata N-APN NKO
we put βάλλομεν ballomen V-PAI-1P NKO
for 5 εἰς eis PREP N(k)O
<the> τὸ to T-ASN NKO
to obey πείθεσθαι peithesthai V-PPN NKO
them αὐτοὺς autous P-APM NKO
us, ἡμῖν, hēmin P-1DP NKO
even καὶ kai CONJ NKO
all ὅλον holon A-ASN NKO
the τὸ to T-ASN NKO
body σῶμα sōma N-ASN NKO
of them αὐτῶν autōn P-GPM NKO
we turn about. μετάγομεν. metagomen V-PAI-1P NKO

Word Types and Editions

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  1. Extra Text: Εἰ (Ei) 'If' is only in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) 

  2. Variant: ἰδού (idou) 'behold' occurs in traditional manuscripts (TR ¦ Ἴδε (o=Ide) behold - G2396=INJ in: Byz) instead of δὲ (de) 'now' in older manuscripts (NA28+NA27+Tyn+SBL+WH+Treg) 

  3. behold | ἰδού | idou INJ | TR 

  4. behold | Ἴδε | Ide INJ | Byz 

  5. to | πρὸς | pros PREP | TR+Byz