1 Corinthians 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?”
1 Corinthians 7:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:1616 words
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
γὰρgarfor
οἶδαςoidas
γύναιgynaiwife, woman
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
τὸνtonthe
ἄνδραandrafellow, husband, man
σώσειςsōseisheal, preserve, save (self)
ἢēor
τίtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
οἶδαςoidas
ἄνερanerfellow, husband, man
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
τὴνtēnthe
γυναῖκαgynaikawife, woman
σώσειςsōseisheal, preserve, save (self)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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