1 Corinthians 1:2

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῇ οὔσῃ ἐν Κορίνθῳ, ἡγιασμένοις ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, κλητοῖς ἁγίοις, σὺν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ, αὐτῶν τε καὶ ἡμῶν:

Transliteration

To the ekklēsia of Theou the ousē in Korinthō, to hēgiasmenois in Christō Iēsou, klētois hagiois, with all the epikaloumenois the onoma of the Kyriou of us Iēsou Christou in every topō, of them both and of us:

Grammar Details

• *ekklēsia*: noun, dative, feminine, singular - assembly/church
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *ousē*: participle, present, active, dative, feminine, singular - being/existing
• *Korinthō*: dative, masculine, singular - in Corinth
• *hēgiasmenois*: participle, perfect, passive, dative, masculine, plural - having been sanctified
• *Christō Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - in Christ Jesus
• *klētois*: adjective, dative, masculine, plural - called/appointed
• *hagiois*: adjective, dative, masculine, plural - holy ones/saints
• *epikaloumenois*: participle, present, middle, dative, masculine, plural - calling upon
• *onoma*: noun, accusative, neuter, singular - name
• *Kyriou*: noun, genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord
• *Iēsou Christou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus Christ
• *topō*: noun, dative, masculine, singular - place/location

Word Meanings

• *ekklēsia*: assembly/church/congregation
• *ousē*: being/existing
• *hēgiasmenois*: sanctified/consecrated/made holy
• *klētois*: called/appointed/invited
• *hagiois*: holy ones/saints/consecrated ones
• *epikaloumenois*: calling upon/invoking/appealing to

Referenced Verses

• Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Acts 18:1 : 1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth;
• 1 Cor 1:30 : 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• Acts 9:14 : 14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
• Acts 9:21 : 21 But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
• Acts 10:36 : 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)
• Acts 15:9 : 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
• Gen 4:26 : 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
• Gen 12:8 : 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
• Gen 13:4-9 : 4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
• Ps 45:11 : 11 So shall the king greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
• John 17:17-19 : 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. 18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
• Acts 7:59-60 : 59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 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 18:8-9 : 8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized. 9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. 11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
• Acts 22:16 : 16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• Rom 3:22 : 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:
• Rom 10:12 : 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
• Rom 14:8-9 : 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. 9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.
• 1 Cor 6:9-9 : 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
• 1 Cor 8:6 : 6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
• 2 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:
• 2 Cor 4:5 : 5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
• Gal 1:2 : 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
• Eph 5:26 : 26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
• Phil 2:9-9 : 9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
• 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Thess 4:7 : 7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
• 2 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
• 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, 17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.
• 1 Tim 3:15 : 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
• 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• 2 Tim 2:22 : 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Heb 2:11 : 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
• Heb 10:10 : 10 By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
• Heb 13:12 : 12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
• 1 Pet 1:15-16 : 15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
• Jude 1:1 : 1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
• Rev 19:16 : 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.