1 Corinthians 15:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.”
1 Corinthians 15:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:919 words
ἐγὼegōI
γάρgarfor
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
ἐλάχιστοςelachistosleast, very little (small), smallest
τῶνtōnthe
ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostle, messenger, he that is sent
ὃςhoswho / which
οὐκouknot
εἰμὶeimiam, have been, is I
ἱκανὸςhikanosable, + content, enough
καλεῖσθαιkaleisthaibid, call (forth), (whose
ἀπόστολοςapostolosapostle, messenger, he that is sent
διότιdiotibecause
(that), for, therefore
ἐδίωξαediōxaensue, follow (after), given to
τὴνtēnthe
ἐκκλησίανekklēsianassembly, church
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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