1 Corinthians 11:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.”

1 Corinthians 11:17 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 11:1715 words

GreekMeaning

ΤοῦτοTouto

In thisdemonstrativeG3778

δὲde

nowwordG1161

παραγγέλλωνparangellōn

(give in) charge, (give) command(-ment), d…verbG3853

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἐπαινῶepainō

I do praiseverbG1867

ὅτιhoti

becausewordG3754

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

εἰςeis

forprepositionG1519

τὸto

thearticleG3588

κρεῖσσονkreisson

best, betteradjectiveG2909

ἀλλὰalla

butwordG235

εἰςeis

forprepositionG1519

τὸto

thearticleG3588

ἧσσονhēsson

betteradjectiveG2908

συνέρχεσθεsynerchesthe

you come togetherverbG4905

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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