1 Cor 9:4-9 : 4 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.4",
"source": "Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν φαγεῖν καὶ πιεῖν;",
"text": "*Mē* not *echomen* *exousian* *phagein* and *piein*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "particle introducing a question expecting negative answer",
"*echomen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - we have",
"*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*phagein*": "aorist infinitive - to eat",
"*piein*": "aorist infinitive - to drink"
},
"variants": {
"*exousian*": "authority/right/power/permission",
"*phagein*": "to eat/to consume",
"*piein*": "to drink/to imbibe"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.5",
"source": "Μὴ οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν ἀδελφὴν, γυναῖκα περιάγειν, ὡς καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἀπόστολοι, καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ Κηφᾶς;",
"text": "*Mē* not *echomen* *exousian* *adelphēn*, *gynaika* *periagein*, as also the *loipoi* *apostoloi*, and the *adelphoi* of the *Kyriou*, and *Kēphas*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "particle introducing a question expecting negative answer",
"*echomen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - we have",
"*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*adelphēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sister",
"*gynaika*": "accusative, feminine, singular - woman/wife",
"*periagein*": "present infinitive - to lead around/take about",
"*loipoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - remaining/rest",
"*apostoloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - apostles",
"*adelphoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - brothers",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Lord's",
"*Kēphas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Cephas (Peter)"
},
"variants": {
"*adelphēn*": "sister/fellow believer (female)",
"*gynaika*": "woman/wife",
"*periagein*": "to lead around/to take about/to travel with",
"*loipoi*": "rest/remaining/others"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.6",
"source": "Ἢ μόνος ἐγὼ καὶ Βαρναβᾶς, οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ μὴ ἐργάζεσθαι;",
"text": "Or *monos* I and *Barnabas*, not *echomen* *exousian* of the not *ergazesthai*?",
"grammar": {
"*monos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - only/alone",
"*Barnabas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Barnabas",
"*echomen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - we have",
"*exousian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*ergazesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to work"
},
"variants": {
"*monos*": "only/alone/solely",
"*exousian*": "authority/right/power",
"*ergazesthai*": "to work/to labor/to toil"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.7",
"source": "Τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει;",
"text": "Who *strateuetai* own *opsōniois* ever? Who *phyteuei* *ampelōna*, and from the *karpou* of it not *esthiei*? Or who *poimainei* *poimnēn*, and from the *galaktos* of the *poimnēs* not *esthiei*?",
"grammar": {
"*strateuetai*": "present indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - serves as soldier",
"*opsōniois*": "dative, neuter, plural - wages/pay",
"*phyteuei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - plants",
"*ampelōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - vineyard",
"*karpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - fruit",
"*esthiei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - eats",
"*poimainei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - shepherds",
"*poimnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flock",
"*galaktos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - milk",
"*poimnēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - flock's"
},
"variants": {
"*strateuetai*": "serves as soldier/goes to war/battles",
"*opsōniois*": "wages/pay/expenses",
"*phyteuei*": "plants/establishes",
"*ampelōna*": "vineyard",
"*karpou*": "fruit/produce/result",
"*poimainei*": "shepherds/tends/pastures",
"*poimnēn*": "flock/herd",
"*galaktos*": "milk"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.8",
"source": "Μὴ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ταῦτα λαλῶ; ἢ οὐχὶ καὶ ὁ νόμος ταῦτα λέγει;",
"text": "*Mē* according to *anthrōpon* these things *lalō*? Or not also the *nomos* these things *legei*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mē*": "particle introducing a question expecting negative answer",
"*anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man/human",
"*lalō*": "present indicative, 1st person singular - I speak",
"*nomos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - law",
"*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - says"
},
"variants": {
"*anthrōpon*": "man/human/mankind",
"*lalō*": "I speak/I say/I talk",
"*nomos*": "law/Torah",
"*legei*": "says/speaks/states"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.9",
"source": "Ἐν γὰρ τῷ Μωσέως νόμῳ γέγραπται, Οὐ φιμώσεις βοῦν ἀλοῶντα. Μὴ τῶν βοῶν μέλει τῷ Θεῷ;",
"text": "For in the *Mōseōs* *nomō* it has been *gegraptai*, Not *phimōseis* *boun* *aloōnta*. *Mē* of the *boōn* *melei* to the *Theō*?",
"grammar": {
"*Mōseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Moses'",
"*nomō*": "dative, masculine, singular - law",
"*gegraptai*": "perfect passive, 3rd person singular - has been written",
"*phimōseis*": "future indicative, 2nd person singular - you shall muzzle",
"*boun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - ox",
"*aloōnta*": "present participle, accusative, masculine, singular - threshing",
"*Mē*": "particle introducing a question expecting negative answer",
"*boōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of oxen",
"*melei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - cares",
"*Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to God"
},
"variants": {
"*gegraptai*": "has been written/is written/stands written",
"*phimōseis*": "you shall muzzle/prevent from eating",
"*boun*": "ox/bull",
"*aloōnta*": "threshing/treading out grain",
"*melei*": "cares/is concerned/matters"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.10",
"source": "Ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; Διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ, ἐγράφη: ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν· καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι.",
"text": "Or for us *pantōs* *legei*? For us for, it was *egraphē*: that upon *elpidi* *opheilei* the one *arotriōn* to *arotrion*; and the one *aloōn* of the *elpidos* of him to *metechein* upon *elpidi*.",
"grammar": {
"*pantōs*": "adverb - altogether/entirely/certainly",
"*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - says",
"*egraphē*": "aorist passive, 3rd person singular - was written",
"*elpidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hope",
"*opheilei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - ought/must",
"*arotriōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - plowing",
"*arotrion*": "present infinitive - to plow",
"*aloōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - threshing",
"*elpidos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of hope",
"*metechein*": "present infinitive - to partake/share"
},
"variants": {
"*pantōs*": "certainly/altogether/absolutely",
"*egraphē*": "was written/was recorded",
"*elpidi*": "hope/expectation",
"*opheilei*": "ought/should/must",
"*arotriōn*": "plowing/tilling",
"*arotrion*": "to plow/to till",
"*aloōn*": "threshing/treading grain",
"*metechein*": "to partake/to share/to participate"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.11",
"source": "Εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῖν τὰ πνευματικὰ ἐσπείραμεν, μέγα εἰ ἡμεῖς ὑμῶν τὰ σαρκικὰ θερίσομεν;",
"text": "If we to you the *pneumatika* *espeiramen*, great if we of you the *sarkika* *therisomen*?",
"grammar": {
"*pneumatika*": "accusative, neuter, plural - spiritual things",
"*espeiramen*": "aorist indicative, 1st person plural - sowed",
"*sarkika*": "accusative, neuter, plural - fleshly/material things",
"*therisomen*": "future indicative, 1st person plural - will reap"
},
"variants": {
"*pneumatika*": "spiritual things/spiritual matters",
"*espeiramen*": "sowed/planted",
"*sarkika*": "carnal things/material things/physical things",
"*therisomen*": "will reap/will harvest"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.12",
"source": "Εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ἐξουσίας ὑμῶν μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ· ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν, ἵνα μή ἐγκοπήν τινα δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ.",
"text": "If others of the *exousias* of you *metechousin*, not more we? But not we *echrēsametha* the *exousia* this; but all things *stegomen*, that not *egkopēn* any we might *dōmen* to the *euangeliō* of the *Christou*.",
"grammar": {
"*exousias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*metechousin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural - partake",
"*echrēsametha*": "aorist middle, 1st person plural - used/made use of",
"*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/right",
"*stegomen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - endure/bear",
"*egkopēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hindrance/obstacle",
"*dōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st person plural - might give",
"*euangeliō*": "dative, neuter, singular - gospel",
"*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ"
},
"variants": {
"*exousias*": "authority/right/claim",
"*metechousin*": "partake/share/participate in",
"*echrēsametha*": "used/made use of/availed ourselves of",
"*stegomen*": "endure/bear/put up with",
"*egkopēn*": "hindrance/obstacle/impediment",
"*dōmen*": "might give/should give/may present",
"*euangeliō*": "gospel/good news"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.13",
"source": "Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι οἱ τὰ ἱερὰ ἐργαζόμενοι ἐκ τοῦ ἱεροῦ ἐσθίουσιν; οἱ τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ προσεδρεύοντες τῷ θυσιαστηρίῳ συμμερίζονται;",
"text": "Not *oidate* that the ones the *hiera* *ergazomenoi* from the *hierou* *esthiousin*? the ones to the *thysiastēriō* *prosedreuontes* with the *thysiastēriō* *symmerizontai*?",
"grammar": {
"*oidate*": "perfect indicative, 2nd person plural - you know",
"*hiera*": "accusative, neuter, plural - sacred things",
"*ergazomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - working",
"*hierou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - temple",
"*esthiousin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural - eat",
"*thysiastēriō*": "dative, neuter, singular - altar",
"*prosedreuontes*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - attending continuously",
"*symmerizontai*": "present indicative, middle, 3rd person plural - share/partake together"
},
"variants": {
"*oidate*": "you know/you understand",
"*hiera*": "sacred things/temple service",
"*ergazomenoi*": "working in/serving in/performing",
"*hierou*": "temple/sanctuary",
"*thysiastēriō*": "altar/place of sacrifice",
"*prosedreuontes*": "attending continuously/serving/waiting at",
"*symmerizontai*": "share with/partake together with/receive a portion"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.14",
"source": "Οὕτως Καὶ ὁ Κύριος διέταξεν τοῖς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον καταγγέλλουσιν ἐκ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ζῆν.",
"text": "Thus also the *Kyrios* *dietaxen* to the ones the *euangelion* *katangellousin* from the *euangeliou* to *zēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Lord",
"*dietaxen*": "aorist indicative, 3rd person singular - ordered/commanded",
"*euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gospel",
"*katangellousin*": "present participle, dative, masculine, plural - proclaiming",
"*euangeliou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of gospel",
"*zēn*": "present infinitive - to live"
},
"variants": {
"*dietaxen*": "ordered/commanded/directed/arranged",
"*euangelion*": "gospel/good news",
"*katangellousin*": "proclaiming/announcing/preaching",
"*zēn*": "to live/to be supported/to derive living"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.15",
"source": "Ἐγὼ δὲ οὐδενὶ ἐχρησάμην τούτων: οὐκ ἔγραψα δὲ ταῦτα, ἵνα οὕτως γένηται ἐν ἐμοί: καλὸν γάρ μοι μᾶλλον ἀποθανεῖν, ἤ τὸ καύχημά μου ἵνα τις κενώσῃ.",
"text": "I but none *echrēsamēn* of these things: not *egrapsa* but these things, that thus it might *genētai* in me: *kalon* for to me rather to *apothanein*, than the *kauchēma* of me that anyone should *kenōsē*.",
"grammar": {
"*echrēsamēn*": "aorist middle, 1st person singular - used/made use of",
"*egrapsa*": "aorist active, 1st person singular - wrote",
"*genētai*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might be/happen",
"*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - good/better",
"*apothanein*": "aorist infinitive - to die",
"*kauchēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - boasting/ground for boasting",
"*kenōsē*": "aorist subjunctive, 3rd person singular - should make empty/void"
},
"variants": {
"*echrēsamēn*": "used/made use of/availed myself of",
"*egrapsa*": "wrote/have written",
"*genētai*": "might be/might happen/should occur",
"*kalon*": "good/better/preferable",
"*apothanein*": "to die/to perish",
"*kauchēma*": "boasting/ground for boasting/what I boast in",
"*kenōsē*": "make empty/void/nullify"
}
}