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1 Corinthians 9:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.”

1 Corinthians 9:25 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:2516 words
πᾶςpasall / every
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosfight, labor fervently, strive
πάνταpantaall / every
ἐγκρατεύεταιenkrateuetaican(-not) contain, be temperate
ἐκεῖνοιekeinoithat one
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
φθαρτὸνphthartoncorruptible
στέφανονstephanoncrown
λάβωσινlabōsinaccept, + be amazed, assay
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
δὲdeand / but
ἄφθαρτονaphthartonnot (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

πᾶςpasall / every
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
ἀγωνιζόμενοςagōnizomenosfight, labor fervently, strive
πάνταpantaall / every
ἐγκρατεύεταιenkrateuetaican(-not) contain, be temperate
ἐκεῖνοιekeinoithat one
μὲνmeneven, indeed, so
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
φθαρτὸνphthartoncorruptible
στέφανονstephanoncrown
λάβωσινlabōsinaccept, + be amazed, assay
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
δὲdeand / but
ἄφθαρτονaphthartonnot (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal

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