1 Corinthians 15:32 — King James Version← Study notes
“If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.”
1 Corinthians 15:32 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:3220 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponman / human being
ἐθηριομάχησαethēriomachēsafight with wild beasts
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἘφέσῳEphesōEphesus
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
μοιmoiI
τὸtothe
ὄφελοςophelosadvantageth, profit
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
νεκροὶnekroidead
οὐκouknot
ἐγείρονταιegeirontaiawake, lift (up), raise (again
ΦάγωμενPhagōmendevour, eat, live
καὶkaiand / also
πίωμενpiōmendrink
αὔριονaurion(to-)morrow, next day
γὰρgarfor
ἀποθνῄσκομενapothnēskomenbe dead, death, die
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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