1 Corinthians 1:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
1 Corinthians 1:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 1:1913 words
γέγραπταιgegraptaidescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
γάρgarfor
ἈπολῶApolōdestroy / perish
τὴνtēnthe
σοφίανsophianwisdom
τῶνtōnthe
σοφῶνsophōnwise
καὶkaiand / also
τὴνtēnthe
σύνεσινsynesinknowledge, understanding
τῶνtōnthe
συνετῶνsynetōnprudent
ἀθετήσωathetēsōcast off, despise, disannul
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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