1 Corinthians 15:21

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{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.21", "source": "Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θάνατος, καὶ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν.", "text": "*Epeidē gar di' anthrōpou ho thanatos*, and *di' anthrōpou anastasis nekrōn*", "grammar": { "*Epeidē*": "causal conjunction - since/because", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*di' anthrōpou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - through a man", "*ho thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the death", "*di' anthrōpou*": "preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - through a man", "*anastasis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - resurrection", "*nekrōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones" }, "variants": { "*Epeidē*": "since/because/inasmuch as", "*gar*": "for/because/since", "*di' anthrōpou*": "through a man/by means of a man", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*anastasis*": "resurrection/rising up", "*nekrōn*": "of dead ones/of those who have died" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐπειδὴ γὰρ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θάνατος, καὶ διʼ ἀνθρώπου ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν.

Transliteration

Epeidē gar di' anthrōpou ho thanatos, and di' anthrōpou anastasis nekrōn

Grammar Details

• *Epeidē*: causal conjunction - since/because
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for
• *di' anthrōpou*: preposition + genitive, masculine, singular - through a man
• *ho thanatos*: nominative, masculine, singular - the death
• *anastasis*: nominative, feminine, singular - resurrection
• *nekrōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of dead ones

Word Meanings

• *Epeidē*: since/because/inasmuch as
• *gar*: for/because/since
• *di' anthrōpou*: through a man/by means of a man
• *thanatos*: death/mortality
• *anastasis*: resurrection/rising up
• *nekrōn*: of dead ones/of those who have died

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For by a man came deeth and by a man came resurreccion fro deeth.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For by one man commeth death, and by one man the resurreccion of the deed.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For since by man came death, euen so by man came the resurrection of ye dead.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for since through man `is' the death, also through man `is' a rising again of the dead,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For since by man `came' death, by man `came' also the resurrection of the dead.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For as by man came death, so by man there is a coming back from the dead.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also came through a man.

Referenced Verses

• John 11:25 : 25 { "verseID": "John.11.25", "source": "Εἶπεν αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἀνάστασις, καὶ ἡ ζωή: ὁ πιστεύων εἰς ἐμέ, κἂν ἀποθάνῃ, ζήσεται:", "text": "*Eipen* *autē* the *Iēsous*, *Egō* *eimi* the *anastasis*, *kai* the *zōē*: the *pisteuōn* *eis* *eme*, *kan* *apothanē*, *zēsetai*:", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*autē*": "dative, feminine, singular, personal pronoun - to her", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Egō*": "nominative, 1st singular, personal pronoun - I", "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - am", "*anastasis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - resurrection", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*pisteuōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - believing", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - in/into", "*eme*": "accusative, 1st singular, personal pronoun - me", "*kan*": "crasis of *kai* + *ean* - even if", "*apothanē*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - he might die", "*zēsetai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd singular - he will live" }, "variants": { "*Eipen*": "said/told/spoke", "*eimi*": "am/exist", "*anastasis*": "resurrection/rising up", "*zōē*": "life/existence", "*pisteuōn*": "believing/trusting/having faith", "*eis*": "in/into/unto", "*kan*": "even if/although", "*apothanē*": "might die/should die", "*zēsetai*": "will live/will be alive" } }
• Rom 6:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Romans.6.23", "source": "Τὰ γὰρ ὀψώνια τῆς ἁμαρτίας θάνατος· τὸ δὲ χάρισμα τοῦ Θεοῦ ζωὴ αἰώνιος ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡμῶν.", "text": "For *ta opsōnia tēs hamartias thanatos*; *to de charisma tou Theou zōē aiōnios en Christō Iēsou tō Kyriō hēmōn*.", "grammar": { "*ta opsōnia*": "nominative, neuter, plural - the wages", "*tēs hamartias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of sin", "*thanatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - death", "*to de charisma*": "but the free gift", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*zōē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - life", "*aiōnios*": "adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - eternal", "*en Christō Iēsou*": "prepositional phrase - in Christ Jesus", "*tō Kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - the Lord", "*hēmōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, 1st person plural - our" }, "variants": { "*opsōnia*": "wages/payment/compensation", "*hamartias*": "sin/error/missing the mark", "*thanatos*": "death/spiritual death", "*charisma*": "free gift/grace gift/unmerited favor", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*zōē aiōnios*": "eternal life/everlasting life/life of the age to come", "*Christō*": "Christ/Anointed One", "*Kyriō*": "Lord/master" } }
• 1 Cor 15:22 : 22 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.22", "source": "Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν τῷ Ἀδὰμ πάντες ἀποθνήσκουσιν, οὕτως καὶ ἐν τῷ Χριστῷ πάντες ζωοποιηθήσονται.", "text": "*Hōsper gar en tō Adam pantes apothnēskousin*, *houtōs kai en tō Christō pantes zōopoiēthēsontai*", "grammar": { "*Hōsper*": "comparative conjunction - just as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*en tō Adam*": "preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Adam", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*apothnēskousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - die", "*houtōs*": "adverb - so/thus", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*en tō Christō*": "preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Christ", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*zōopoiēthēsontai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will be made alive" }, "variants": { "*Hōsper*": "just as/even as", "*gar*": "for/because/since", "*en tō Adam*": "in Adam/in connection with Adam", "*pantes*": "all/everyone", "*apothnēskousin*": "die/are dying", "*houtōs*": "so/thus/in the same way", "*kai*": "also/even/too", "*en tō Christō*": "in Christ/in connection with Christ", "*zōopoiēthēsontai*": "will be made alive/will be given life/will be quickened" } }
• Rom 5:12-17 : 12 { "verseID": "Romans.5.12", "source": "Διὰ τοῦτο, ὥσπερ διʼ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν, καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος· καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν, ἐφʼ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον:", "text": "Through this, just as through *henos anthrōpou* the *hamartia* into the *kosmon eisēlthen*, and through the *hamartias* the *thanatos*; and thus into all *anthrōpous* the *thanatos diēlthen*, *eph' hō* all *hēmarton*:", "grammar": { "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive singular masculine - man/human being", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*kosmon*": "accusative singular masculine - world", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - entered", "*hamartias*": "genitive singular feminine - of sin", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*anthrōpous*": "accusative plural masculine - men/human beings", "*diēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - passed through/spread to", "*eph' hō*": "preposition with relative pronoun - upon which/because", "*hēmarton*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - sinned" }, "variants": { "*henos anthrōpou*": "one man/single human being", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*kosmon*": "world/universe/order", "*eisēlthen*": "entered/came into", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*diēlthen*": "passed through/spread to/extended to", "*eph' hō*": "upon which/because/for that reason/on the basis of which", "*hēmarton*": "sinned/missed the mark/did wrong" } } 13 { "verseID": "Romans.5.13", "source": "(Ἄχρι γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία ἦν ἐν κόσμῳ: ἁμαρτία δὲ οὐκ ἐλλογεῖται μὴ ὄντος νόμου.", "text": "(*Achri gar nomou hamartia ēn* in *kosmō*: *hamartia de* not *ellogeitai mē ontos nomou*.", "grammar": { "*Achri*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*nomou*": "genitive singular masculine - law", "*hamartia*": "nominative singular feminine - sin", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*kosmō*": "dative singular masculine - world", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*ellogeitai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is imputed/charged/accounted", "*mē ontos*": "present active participle with negative, genitive singular masculine - not being/existing", "*nomou*": "genitive singular masculine - law" }, "variants": { "*Achri*": "until/as far as/up to", "*nomou*": "law/legal system/rule", "*hamartia*": "sin/wrongdoing/missing the mark", "*kosmō*": "world/universe/order", "*ellogeitai*": "is imputed/charged/accounted/reckoned", "*mē ontos nomou*": "there not being law/when law does not exist" } } 14 { "verseID": "Romans.5.14", "source": "Ἀλλʼ ἐβασίλευσεν ὁ θάνατος ἀπὸ Ἀδὰμ μέχρι Μωσέως, καὶ ἐπὶ τοὺς μὴ ἁμαρτήσαντας ἐπὶ τῷ ὁμοιώματι τῆς παραβάσεως Ἀδάμ, ὅς ἐστιν τύπος τοῦ μέλλοντος.", "text": "But *ebasileusen* the *thanatos* from *Adam mechri Mōseōs*, and upon those *mē hamartēsantas* upon the *homoiōmati* of the *parabaseōs Adam*, who *estin typos* of the *mellontos*.", "grammar": { "*ebasileusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - reigned/ruled", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*mechri*": "preposition - until/as far as", "*Mōseōs*": "genitive singular masculine - Moses", "*mē hamartēsantas*": "aorist active participle with negative, accusative plural masculine - not having sinned", "*homoiōmati*": "dative singular neuter - likeness/similarity", "*parabaseōs*": "genitive singular feminine - transgression/violation", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*typos*": "nominative singular masculine - type/pattern/example", "*mellontos*": "present active participle, genitive singular masculine - one who is coming/future one" }, "variants": { "*ebasileusen*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*mechri*": "until/as far as/up to", "*mē hamartēsantas*": "not having sinned/who did not sin", "*homoiōmati*": "likeness/similarity/form", "*parabaseōs*": "transgression/violation/overstepping", "*typos*": "type/pattern/example/prefigurement", "*mellontos*": "one who is coming/future one/one about to be" } } 15 { "verseID": "Romans.5.15", "source": "Ἀλλʼ οὐχ ὡς τὸ παράπτωμα, οὕτως καὶ τὸ χάρισμα. Εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι οἱ πολλοὶ ἀπέθανον, πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἡ χάρις τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ δωρεὰ ἐν χάριτι, τῇ τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς τοὺς πολλοὺς ἐπερίσσευσεν.", "text": "But not as the *paraptōma*, thus also the *charisma*. If *gar* by the of the *henos paraptōmati* the many *apethanon*, much more the *charis* of the *Theou*, and the *dōrea* in *chariti*, the of the *henos anthrōpou*, *Iēsou Christou*, to the many *eperisseusen*.", "grammar": { "*paraptōma*": "nominative singular neuter - trespass/offense", "*charisma*": "nominative singular neuter - free gift/grace gift", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*paraptōmati*": "dative singular neuter - by trespass/offense", "*apethanon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - died", "*charis*": "nominative singular feminine - grace/favor", "*Theou*": "genitive singular masculine - of God", "*dōrea*": "nominative singular feminine - gift/bounty", "*chariti*": "dative singular feminine - by grace/favor", "*henos anthrōpou*": "genitive singular masculine - of one man", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Jesus Christ", "*eperisseusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - abounded/overflowed" }, "variants": { "*paraptōma*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*charisma*": "free gift/grace gift/favor", "*henos*": "one/single", "*apethanon*": "died/perished", "*charis*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*dōrea*": "gift/bounty/present", "*eperisseusen*": "abounded/overflowed/was abundant" } } 16 { "verseID": "Romans.5.16", "source": "Καὶ οὐχ ὡς διʼ ἑνὸς ἁμαρτήσαντος, τὸ δώρημα: τὸ μὲν γὰρ κρίμα ἐξ ἑνὸς εἰς κατάκριμα, τὸ δὲ χάρισμα ἐκ πολλῶν παραπτωμάτων εἰς δικαίωμα.", "text": "And not as through *henos hamartēsantos*, the *dōrēma*: the *men gar krima* from *henos* into *katakrima*, but the *charisma* from many *paraptōmatōn* into *dikaiōma*.", "grammar": { "*henos hamartēsantos*": "genitive singular masculine - one having sinned", "*dōrēma*": "nominative singular neuter - gift/present", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand/indeed", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*krima*": "nominative singular neuter - judgment", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*katakrima*": "accusative singular neuter - condemnation/punishment", "*charisma*": "nominative singular neuter - free gift/grace gift", "*paraptōmatōn*": "genitive plural neuter - trespasses/offenses", "*dikaiōma*": "accusative singular neuter - justification/righteous decree" }, "variants": { "*henos hamartēsantos*": "one having sinned/one who sinned", "*dōrēma*": "gift/present/bounty", "*krima*": "judgment/decision/sentence", "*katakrima*": "condemnation/punishment/guilty verdict", "*charisma*": "free gift/grace gift/favor", "*paraptōmatōn*": "trespasses/offenses/transgressions", "*dikaiōma*": "justification/righteous decree/act of righteousness" } } 17 { "verseID": "Romans.5.17", "source": "Εἰ γὰρ τῷ τοῦ ἑνὸς παραπτώματι ὁ θάνατος ἐβασίλευσεν διὰ τοῦ ἑνός· πολλῷ μᾶλλον οἱ τὴν περισσείαν τῆς χάριτος καὶ τῆς δωρεᾶς τῆς δικαιοσύνης λαμβάνοντες ἐν ζωῇ βασιλεύσουσιν διὰ τοῦ ἑνὸς, Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ.)", "text": "If *gar* by the of the *henos paraptōmati* the *thanatos ebasileusen* through the *henos*; much more those the *perisseian* of the *charitos* and of the *dōreas* of the *dikaiosynēs lambanontes* in *zōē basileusousin* through the *henos*, *Iēsou Christou*.)", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*henos*": "genitive singular masculine - one", "*paraptōmati*": "dative singular neuter - by trespass/offense", "*thanatos*": "nominative singular masculine - death", "*ebasileusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - reigned/ruled", "*perisseian*": "accusative singular feminine - abundance/surplus", "*charitos*": "genitive singular feminine - of grace/favor", "*dōreas*": "genitive singular feminine - of gift/bounty", "*dikaiosynēs*": "genitive singular feminine - of righteousness", "*lambanontes*": "present active participle, nominative plural masculine - receiving/taking", "*zōē*": "dative singular feminine - life", "*basileusousin*": "future active indicative, 3rd person plural - they will reign/rule", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Jesus Christ" }, "variants": { "*paraptōmati*": "trespass/offense/transgression/fall", "*thanatos*": "death/mortality", "*ebasileusen*": "reigned/ruled/was king", "*perisseian*": "abundance/surplus/overflow", "*charitos*": "grace/favor/kindness", "*dōreas*": "gift/bounty/present", "*dikaiosynēs*": "righteousness/justice/rightness", "*lambanontes*": "receiving/taking/accepting", "*zōē*": "life/existence/vitality", "*basileusousin*": "they will reign/rule/be kings" } }