17 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.17",
"source": "Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλέν με Χριστὸς βαπτίζειν, ἀλλʼ εὐαγγελίζεσθαι: οὐκ ἐν σοφίᾳ λόγου, ἵνα μὴ κενωθῇ ὁ σταυρὸς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.",
"text": "*Ou gar apesteilen* me *Christos baptizein*, but *euangelizesthai*: *ouk* in *sophia logou*, so that *mē kenōthē* the *stauros* of the *Christou*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ou*": "negative particle - not",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*apesteilen*": "verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - he sent",
"*Christos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - Christ",
"*baptizein*": "verb, present, active, infinitive - to baptize",
"*euangelizesthai*": "verb, present, middle/passive, infinitive - to preach the gospel",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*sophia*": "noun, dative, feminine, singular - wisdom",
"*logou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of word/speech",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*kenōthē*": "verb, aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might be emptied",
"*stauros*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - cross",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*apesteilen*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned",
"*baptizein*": "to baptize/to immerse",
"*euangelizesthai*": "to preach the gospel/to proclaim good news",
"*sophia*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence",
"*logou*": "word/speech/message/account",
"*kenōthē*": "might be emptied/made void/rendered powerless",
"*stauros*": "cross/stake/instrument of execution"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.18",
"source": "Ὁ λόγος γὰρ ὁ τοῦ σταυροῦ τοῖς μὲν ἀπολλυμένοις μωρία ἐστίν· τοῖς δὲ σωζομένοις ἡμῖν δύναμις Θεοῦ ἐστιν.",
"text": "The *logos gar* the of the *staurou* to the *men apollymenois mōria estin*; to the *de sōzomenois* us *dynamis Theou estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*logos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - word/message",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*staurou*": "noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of cross",
"*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlative with *de*)",
"*apollymenois*": "participle, present, middle/passive, dative, masculine, plural - to those perishing",
"*mōria*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - foolishness",
"*estin*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and/on the other hand",
"*sōzomenois*": "participle, present, passive, dative, masculine, plural - to those being saved",
"*dynamis*": "noun, nominative, feminine, singular - power",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*estin*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*logos*": "word/message/account/speech",
"*staurou*": "cross/execution stake",
"*apollymenois*": "perishing/being destroyed/those being lost",
"*mōria*": "foolishness/absurdity/folly",
"*sōzomenois*": "being saved/being rescued/being delivered",
"*dynamis*": "power/might/strength/ability"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.19",
"source": "Γέγραπται γάρ, Ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν, καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν ἀθετήσω.",
"text": "It has been *gegraptai gar*, I will *apolō* the *sophian* of the *sophōn*, and the *synesin* of the *synetōn* I will *athetēsō*.",
"grammar": {
"*gegraptai*": "verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - it has been written",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*apolō*": "verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I will destroy",
"*sophian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - wisdom",
"*sophōn*": "adjective, genitive, masculine, plural - of wise ones",
"*synesin*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - understanding/intelligence",
"*synetōn*": "adjective, genitive, masculine, plural - of prudent/intelligent ones",
"*athetēsō*": "verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person, singular - I will set aside/nullify"
},
"variants": {
"*gegraptai*": "has been written/is written/stands written",
"*apolō*": "will destroy/will ruin/will put to an end",
"*sophian*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence",
"*sophōn*": "wise ones/sages/skilled persons",
"*synesin*": "understanding/intelligence/insight/discernment",
"*synetōn*": "intelligent ones/discerning ones/prudent ones",
"*athetēsō*": "will set aside/will nullify/will reject/will bring to nothing"
}
}