1 Corinthians 3:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
1 Corinthians 3:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1214 words
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
δέdeand / but
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐποικοδομεῖepoikodomeibuild thereon (thereupon, on, upon)
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὸνtonthe
θεμέλιονthemelionfoundation
χρυσόνchrysongold
ἄργυρονargyronsilver
λίθουςlithous(mill-, stumbling-)stone
τιμίουςtimiousdear, honourable, (more
ξύλαxylastaff, stocks, tree
χόρτονchortonblade, grass, hay
καλάμηνkalamēnstubble
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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