1 Corinthians 9:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Have we not power to eat and to drink?”

1 Corinthians 9:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 9:47 words

μὴmēnot

οὐκouknot

ἔχομενechomenhave

ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty

φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live

καὶkaiand / also

πεῖνpeindrink

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

μὴmēnot

οὐκouknot

ἔχομενechomenhave

ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty

φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live

καὶkaiand / also

πεῖνpeindrink

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