1 Corinthians 5:6

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ καλὸν τὸ καύχημα ὑμῶν. Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι μικρὰ ζύμη ὅλον τὸ φύραμα ζυμοῖ;

Transliteration

Not kalon the kauchēma of you. Not oidate that mikra zymē whole the phyrama zymoi?

Grammar Details

*kalon*: nominative, neuter, singular - good/proper/fitting
*kauchēma*: nominative, neuter, singular - boasting/ground for boasting
*oidate*: perfect active, 2nd plural - you know
*mikra*: nominative, feminine, singular - small/little
*zymē*: nominative, feminine, singular - leaven/yeast
*phyrama*: accusative, neuter, singular - lump/mass/batch (of dough)
*zymoi*: present active, 3rd singular - leavens/ferments

Word Meanings

*kalon*: good/proper/fitting/appropriate
*kauchēma*: boasting/ground for boasting/reason for pride
*mikra zymē*: small amount of leaven/little yeast
*phyrama*: lump/mass/batch of dough
*zymoi*: leavens/permeates/affects

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gal 5:9 : 9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Jas 4:16 : 16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
1 Cor 5:2 : 2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Tim 2:17 : 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
Matt 13:33 : 33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Matt 16:6-9 : 6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. 7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread. 8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? 9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
Luke 13:21 : 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
1 Cor 3:21 : 21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are yours;
1 Cor 4:18-19 : 18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

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