James 4:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

Young's Literal Translation
Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence—out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?

King James Bible
From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?

Greek
What [causes]
Πόθεν (Pothen)
Adverb
Strong's 4159: From the base of posis with enclitic adverb of origin; from which or what place, state, source or cause.

conflicts
πόλεμοι (polemoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4171: A war, battle, strife. From pelomai; warfare.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

quarrels
μάχαι (machai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3163: From machomai; a battle, i.e. controversy.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you?
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

Don’t [they]
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

[come]
ἐντεῦθεν (enteuthen)
Adverb
Strong's 1782: Hence, from this place, on this side and on that. From the same as enthade; hence; on both sides.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

[the]
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

passions
ἡδονῶν (hēdonōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 2237: From handano; sensual delight; by implication, desire.

at war
στρατευομένων (strateuomenōn)
Verb - Present Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's 4754: To wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.

within
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you?
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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