1 Corinthians 15:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some {G2532} are fallen asleep;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἔπειτα, ὤφθη ἐπάνω πεντακοσίοις ἀδελφοῖς ἐφάπαξ· ἐξ ὧν οἱ πλείους μένουσιν ἕως ἄρτι, τινὲς δὲ καὶ ἐκοιμήθησαν.

Transliteration

Epeita, he ōphthē epanō pentakosiois adelphois ephapax; from whom the pleious menousin heōs arti, tines de also ekoimēthēsan

Grammar Details

*Epeita*: adverb - then/afterward
*ōphthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was seen/appeared
*epanō*: preposition - to more than/above
*pentakosiois*: dative, masculine, plural - five hundred
*adelphois*: dative, masculine, plural - brothers
*ephapax*: adverb - at once/at one time
*pleious*: comparative adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - more/majority
*menousin*: present active indicative, 3rd person plural - remain/stay
*heōs arti*: preposition + adverb - until now
*tines*: indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, plural - some
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*ekoimēthēsan*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - fell asleep/died

Word Meanings

*Epeita*: then/afterward/next
*ōphthē*: was seen/appeared/showed himself
*epanō*: to more than/above/over
*adelphois*: brothers/siblings/fellow believers
*ephapax*: at once/at one time/simultaneously
*pleious*: more/majority/greater part
*menousin*: remain/continue/are still alive
*heōs arti*: until now/until the present time
*ekoimēthēsan*: fell asleep/died/passed away (euphemism for death)

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Referenced Verses

Matt 28:10 : 10 Then saith Jesus unto them, Fear not: go tell my brethren that they depart into Galilee, and there shall they see me.
Matt 28:16-17 : 16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, unto the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped [him]; but some doubted.
Mark 16:7 : 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, He goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you.
Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Cor 15:18 : 18 Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
1 Thess 4:13 : 13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
1 Thess 4:15 : 15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we that are alive, that are left unto the coming of the Lord, shall in no wise precede them that are fallen asleep.
2 Pet 3:4 : 4 and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.

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