James 3:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

Young's Literal Translation
doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?

King James Bible
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter?

Greek
[Can]
μήτι (mēti)
IntPrtcl
Strong's 3385: If not, unless, whether at all. From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all.

[both] fresh [water]
γλυκὺ (glyky)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1099: Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet.

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

bitter [water]
πικρόν (pikron)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4089: Bitter, acrid, malignant. Perhaps from pegnumi; sharp, i.e. Acrid.

flow
βρύει (bryei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1032: To cause to gush forth, send forth. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. to gush.

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
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

same
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

spring?
πηγὴ (pēgē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4077: A fountain, spring, well, issue, flow. Probably from pegnumi; a fount, i.e. Source or supply.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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