1 Corinthians 7:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.”
1 Corinthians 7:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 7:2113 words
ΔοῦλοςDoulosbond(-man), servant
ἐκλήθηςeklēthēsbid, call (forth), (whose
μήmēnot
σοιsoiyou
μελέτωmeletō
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
εἰeiforasmuch as, if, that
καὶkaiand / also
δύνασαιdynasaibe able
ἐλεύθεροςeleutherosfree (man, woman), at liberty
γενέσθαιgenesthaiarise, be
assembled, be(-come
μᾶλλονmallon+ better, (the) more (and more), (so) much…
χρῆσαιchrēsaientreat, use
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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