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1 Corinthians 9:19 — King James Version← Study notes

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.


1 Corinthians 9:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:1912 words
ἘλεύθεροςEleutherosfree (man, woman), at liberty
γὰρgarfor
ὢνōnam, have been, is I
ἐκekfrom / out of
πάντωνpantōnall / every
πᾶσινpasinall / every
ἐμαυτὸνemautonme, mine own (self), myself
ἐδούλωσαedoulōsabring into (be under) bondage, become (ma…
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
τοὺςtousthe
πλείοναςpleionasmany / much
κερδήσωkerdēsō(get) gain, win
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἘλεύθεροςEleutherosfree (man, woman), at liberty
γὰρgarfor
ὢνōnam, have been, is I
ἐκekfrom / out of
πάντωνpantōnall / every
πᾶσινpasinall / every
ἐμαυτὸνemautonme, mine own (self), myself
ἐδούλωσαedoulōsabring into (be under) bondage, become (ma…
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
τοὺςtousthe
πλείοναςpleionasmany / much
κερδήσωkerdēsō(get) gain, win

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