πταίσῃ

ptaíō

stumbles

To stumble, trip, or lose one's footing; figuratively, to make a misstep, to err, commit a fault, or experience a lapse of judgment or ethical conduct. In physical contexts, the word denotes an actual stumbling or tripping. In metaphorical usage, πταίω refers to a failure—moral, spiritual, or practical—such as a mistake, a sin, or an act of causing offense.

G4417

James 2:10 · Word #7

Lexicon G4417

Lemmaπταίω
Transliterationptaíō
Strong'sG4417
DefinitionTo stumble, trip, or lose one's footing; figuratively, to make a misstep, to err, commit a fault, or experience a lapse of judgment or ethical conduct. In physical contexts, the word denotes an actual stumbling or tripping. In metaphorical usage, πταίω refers to a failure—moral, spiritual, or practical—such as a mistake, a sin, or an act of causing offense.

Morphology V AOR ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasestumbles
Literalstumbles

Lexical Info

Lemmaπταίω
Strong'sG4417

SIBI-P1 Translation G4417-04

might stumble

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/undefined aspect), active voice, subjunctive mood, 3rd person singular.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular, conveys a simple or undefined act viewed as a whole, here expressed in English with "might" to reflect the subjunctive mood. "Stumble" preserves the root sense of losing footing, whether physical or figurative.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

might stumble

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 'might stumble' directly matches the Greek subjunctive and contextual meaning of πταίσῃ. It is correct as is.
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