1 Corinthians 8:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ ἀσθενῶν ἀδελφὸς ἐπὶ τῇ σῇ γνώσει, διʼ ὃν Χριστὸς ἀπέθανεν;

Transliteration

And apoleitai the asthenōn adelphos by the sē gnōsei, di' hon Christos apethanen?

Grammar Details

*apoleitai*: future, 3rd singular, middle - will perish/be destroyed
*asthenōn*: present, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being weak
*adelphos*: nominative, masculine, singular - brother
*epi*: preposition + dative - because of/by
*sē*: dative, feminine, singular, possessive pronoun - your
*gnōsei*: dative, feminine, singular - knowledge
*di'*: preposition (*dia* elided) + accusative - because of/for
*hon*: accusative, masculine, singular, relative pronoun - whom
*Christos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Christ
*apethanen*: aorist, 3rd singular, active - died

Word Meanings

*apoleitai*: will perish/be destroyed/be lost
*asthenōn*: being weak/weak one
*epi*: because of/by/through
*di'*: because of/for the sake of

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rom 14:15 : 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
1 Cor 8:13 : 13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.
1 Cor 10:33-11:1 : 33 Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved. 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.
Rom 14:20-21 : 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Rom 15:1-3 : 1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 {G1063} Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

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