1 Corinthians 4:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐὰν γὰρ μυρίους παιδαγωγοὺς ἔχητε ἐν Χριστῷ, ἀλλʼ οὐ πολλοὺς πατέρας: ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ διὰ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου ἐγὼ ὑμᾶς ἐγέννησα.

Transliteration

Ean gar myrious paidagōgous echēte en Christō, all' not pollous pateras: en gar Christō Iēsou dia tou euangeliou egō hymas egennēsa.

Grammar Details

• *Ean*: conjunction - if/even if
• *gar*: conjunction - for
• *myrious*: accusative, masculine, plural - ten thousand/countless
• *paidagōgous*: accusative, masculine, plural - tutors/guardians/instructors
• *echēte*: present subjunctive, 2nd plural, active - you might have
• *en Christō*: preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Christ
• *all'*: conjunction - but
• *ou*: negative particle - not
• *pollous*: accusative, masculine, plural - many
• *pateras*: accusative, masculine, plural - fathers
• *Christō Iēsou*: dative, masculine, singular - in Christ Jesus
• *dia tou euangeliou*: preposition + article + genitive, neuter, singular - through the gospel
• *egō*: nominative, 1st singular - I
• *hymas*: accusative, 2nd plural - you
• *egennēsa*: aorist indicative, 1st singular, active - I begot/fathered

Word Meanings

• *myrious*: ten thousand/countless/innumerable
• *paidagōgous*: tutors/guardians/instructors/child-conductors
• *pateras*: fathers/ancestors
• *euangeliou*: gospel/good news
• *egennēsa*: begot/fathered/gave birth to

Referenced Verses

• Gal 4:19 : 19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
• 1 Cor 3:10 : 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
• 1 Cor 9:1-2 : 1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord? 2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.
• 1 Cor 9:12 : 12 If others be partakers of this power over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
• 1 Cor 9:14 : 14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the gospel.
• 1 Cor 9:18 : 18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
• 1 Cor 9:23 : 23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.
• 2 Cor 3:1-3 : 1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? 2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men: 3 Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
• 2 Tim 4:3 : 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
• Titus 1:4 : 4 To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.
• Phlm 1:10-12 : 10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: 11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me: 12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
• Phlm 1:19 : 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
• Jas 1:18 : 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
• 1 Pet 1:23 : 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
• Acts 18:4-9 : 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. 7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 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.
• Rom 15:20 : 20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation:
• 1 Cor 3:6 : 6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.