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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 15:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 15:919 words
ἐγὼegōI
γάρgarfor
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
hothe
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
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἐγὼegōI
γάρgarfor
εἰμιeimiam, have been, is I
hothe
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

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