1 Corinthians 2:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

but as it is written, Things which {G3739} eye saw not, and {G3756} ear heard not, And [which] entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλὰ καθὼς γέγραπται, Ἃ ὀφθαλμὸς οὐκ εἶδεν, καὶ οὖς οὐκ ἤκουσεν, καὶ ἐπὶ καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου οὐκ ἀνέβη, ἃ ἡτοίμασεν ὁ Θεὸς τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν.

Transliteration

But (alla) as (kathōs) it is gegraptai, What things (ha) ophthalmos not eiden, and ous not ēkousen, and upon kardian anthrōpou not anebē, what things (ha) hētoimasen the Theos for those agapōsin him.

Grammar Details

*alla*: adversative conjunction - but/rather
*kathōs*: comparative conjunction - as/just as
*gegraptai*: perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it has been written
*ha*: relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - which things/what
*ophthalmos*: nominative masculine singular - eye
*eiden*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - saw
*ous*: nominative neuter singular - ear
*ēkousen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - heard
*kardian*: accusative feminine singular - heart
*anthrōpou*: genitive masculine singular - of man/human
*anebē*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went up/ascended
*hētoimasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - prepared
*Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
*agapōsin*: present active participle, dative masculine plural - loving

Word Meanings

*gegraptai*: has been written/is written/stands written
*ophthalmos*: eye/sight
*eiden*: saw/perceived/beheld
*ous*: ear/hearing
*ēkousen*: heard/listened to
*kardian*: heart/mind/inner self
*anthrōpou*: human/man/person
*anebē*: ascended/went up/came up into
*hētoimasen*: prepared/made ready/appointed
*agapōsin*: loving/having love for

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Referenced Verses

Isa 64:4 : 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him.
Jas 1:12 : 12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him.
Ps 31:19 : 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee, Before the sons of men!
Isa 65:17 : 17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
John 3:16 : 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Rom 8:28 : 28 And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, [even] to them that are called according to [his] purpose.
Jas 2:5 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
1 Pet 1:12 : 12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
Matt 25:34 : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Matt 20:23 : 23 He saith unto them, My cup indeed ye shall drink: but to sit on my right hand, and on [my] left hand, is not mine to give; but [it is] [for them] for whom it hath been prepared of my Father.
Heb 11:16 : 16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city.
1 John 4:19 : 19 We love, {G25} {G846} because he first loved us.

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