{
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.16.15",
"source": "Παρακαλῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, (οἴδατε τὴν οἰκίαν Στεφανᾶ, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀπαρχὴ τῆς Ἀχαΐας, καὶ εἰς διακονίαν τοῖς ἁγίοις ἔταξαν ἑαυτούς,)",
"text": "*Parakalō de* you, *adelphoi*, (you *oidate* the *oikian Stephana*, that *estin aparchē tēs Achaias*, *kai eis diakonian tois hagiois etaxan heautous*,)",
"grammar": {
"*Parakalō*": "present, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I urge/exhort/beseech",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now",
"*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*oidate*": "perfect, indicative, active, 2nd person, plural - you know",
"*oikian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - household/family",
"*Stephana*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Stephanas",
"*estin*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - is",
"*aparchē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - firstfruits",
"*tēs Achaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Achaia",
"*kai*": "conjunction - and",
"*eis diakonian*": "preposition + accusative, feminine, singular - to/for service/ministry",
"*tois hagiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the saints/holy ones",
"*etaxan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - they appointed/devoted/arranged",
"*heautous*": "accusative, reflexive pronoun, masculine, plural - themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*Parakalō*": "urge/exhort/beseech/encourage",
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/siblings/fellow believers",
"*oikian*": "household/family/house",
"*aparchē*": "firstfruits/first converts",
"*diakonian*": "service/ministry/attendance",
"*hagiois*": "holy ones/saints/those set apart",
"*etaxan*": "appointed/devoted/arranged/committed"
}
}