1 Corinthians 12:23

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἃ δοκοῦμεν ἀτιμότερα, εἶναι τοῦ σώματος, τούτοις τιμὴν περισσοτέραν περιτίθεμεν· καὶ τὰ ἀσχήμονα ἡμῶν εὐσχημοσύνην περισσοτέραν ἔχει.

Transliteration

And which we dokoumen atimotea, einai of the sōmatos, to these timēn perissoteran we peritithemen; and the aschēmona of us euschēmosynēn perissoteran echei.

Grammar Details

*dokoumen*: present, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we consider/think
*atimotea*: comparative, accusative, neuter, plural - less honorable
*einai*: present, infinitive, active - to be
*sōmatos*: genitive, neuter, singular - of the body
*toutois*: demonstrative pronoun, dative, neuter, plural - to these
*timēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - honor
*perissoteran*: comparative, accusative, feminine, singular - more abundant
*peritithemen*: present, indicative, active, 1st person, plural - we bestow/place around
*aschēmona*: nominative, neuter, plural - unpresentable parts
*hēmōn*: genitive, 1st person, plural - of us
*euschēmosynēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - presentability/propriety
*echei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - has

Word Meanings

*dokoumen*: we consider/we think/we suppose
*atimotea*: less honorable/less esteemed
*timēn*: honor/value/esteem
*perissoteran*: more abundant/greater/more special
*peritithemen*: we bestow/we place around/we put on
*aschēmona*: unpresentable parts/unseemly parts
*euschēmosynēn*: presentability/comeliness/propriety

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 3:7 : 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Gen 3:21 : 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

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