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1 Corinthians 3:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.


1 Corinthians 3:18Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1819 words
ΜηδεὶςMēdeisany (man, thing), no (man)
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ἐξαπατάτωexapatatōbeguile, deceive
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
δοκεῖdokeibe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
σοφὸςsophoswise
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷthe
αἰῶνιaiōniage / eternity
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
μωρὸςmōrosfool(-ish, X -ishness)
γενέσθωgenesthōarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
γένηταιgenētaiarise, be assembled, be(-come
σοφόςsophoswise
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΜηδεὶςMēdeisany (man, thing), no (man)
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ἐξαπατάτωexapatatōbeguile, deceive
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
δοκεῖdokeibe accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of…
σοφὸςsophoswise
εἶναιeinaiam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷthe
αἰῶνιaiōniage / eternity
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
μωρὸςmōrosfool(-ish, X -ishness)
γενέσθωgenesthōarise, be assembled, be(-come
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
γένηταιgenētaiarise, be assembled, be(-come
σοφόςsophoswise

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