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1 Corinthians 14:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.”

1 Corinthians 14:12 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 14:1215 words
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
καὶkaiand / also
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ἐπεὶepeibecause, else, for that (then
ζηλωταίzēlōtaizealous
ἐστεesteam, have been, is I
πνευμάτωνpneumatōnSpirit / spirit
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὴνtēnthe
οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnbuilding, edify(-ication, -ing)
τῆςtēsthe
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassembly, church
ζητεῖτεzēteitebe (go) about, desire, endeavour
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
περισσεύητεperisseuēte(make, more) abound, (have
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
καὶkaiand / also
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ἐπεὶepeibecause, else, for that (then
ζηλωταίzēlōtaizealous
ἐστεesteam, have been, is I
πνευμάτωνpneumatōnSpirit / spirit
πρὸςprosto / toward
τὴνtēnthe
οἰκοδομὴνoikodomēnbuilding, edify(-ication, -ing)
τῆςtēsthe
ἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasassembly, church
ζητεῖτεzēteitebe (go) about, desire, endeavour
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
περισσεύητεperisseuēte(make, more) abound, (have

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