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For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἐπειδὴepeidēSeeing that

Lemma: ἐπειδή (epeidē) · Strong's: G1894

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: since — ἐπει-δή ; conj.; 1. of time, when now, after that: Luk.7:1 (WH, txt.). ; 2. Of cause, seeing that, forasmuch as: Luk.11:6, Act.13:46 (WH, txt., RV) Act.14:12 15:24, 1Co.1:21-22 14:16 15:21, Php.2:26.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 10 times. Also: Luke 7:1, Luke 11:6, Acts 13:46, Acts 14:12, Acts 15:24, 1 Corinthians 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1894; TFLSJ G1894; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 1

καὶkaiboth

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 2

ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJews

Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-NPM-PG)

Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…

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Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 3

σημεῖαsēmeiasigns

Lemma: σημεῖον (sēmeion) · Strong's: G4592

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)

Meaning: sign — σημεῖον, -ου, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹת ; ] ; a sign, mark, token; (a) of that which distinguishes a person or thing from others: Mat.26:48 Luk.2:12, 2Th.3:17 (cf. Deiss., LAE, 153.2); before genitive epexeg.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 77 times. Also: Matthew 12:38, Matthew 12:39, Matthew 16:1, Matthew 16:3, Matthew 16:4, Matthew 24:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4592; TFLSJ G4592; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 4

αἰτοῦσινaitousinask for

Lemma: αἰτέω (aiteō) · Strong's: G0154

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to ask — αἰτέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ; ] ; to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά,…

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Used 70 times. Also: Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0154; TFLSJ G0154; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 5

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 6

ἝλληνεςHellēnesGreeks

Lemma: Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην (Hellēn) · Strong's: G1672

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-NPM-LG)

Meaning: Greek, Gentile — Ἕλλην, -ηνος, ὁ ; [in LXX: Jol.3:6, Zec.9:13 (יָוָן), etc.; 1Ma.1:19, al. * ; ] ; a Greek; opposite to βάρβαρος, Rom.1:14; usually in ΝΤ of Greek Gentiles, opposite to Ἰουδαῖοι: Jhn.7:35, Act.11:29 14:1 16:1, 3 18:4…

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Used 26 times. Also: John 7:35, John 12:20, Acts 14:1, Acts 16:1, Acts 16:3, Acts 17:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1672; TFLSJ G1672; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 7

σοφίανsophianwisdom

Lemma: σοφία (sophia) · Strong's: G4678

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: wisdom — σοφία, -ας, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for חׇכְמָה ; ] ; skill, intelligence, wisdom, ranging from knowledge of the arts and matters of daily life to mental excellence in its highest and fullest sense; (a) of human wisdom:…

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Used 51 times. Also: Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:42, Matthew 13:54, Mark 6:2, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4678; TFLSJ G4678; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 8

ζητοῦσιν,zētousinseek,

Lemma: ζητέω (zēteō) · Strong's: G2212

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to seek — ζητέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with…

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Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 12:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2212; TFLSJ G2212; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:22 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Jews	→	Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew
demand	→	αἰτέω G0154 to ask
signs	→	σημεῖον G4592 sign
and	→	καί G2532 and
Greeks	→	Ἕλλην=Ἕλλην G1672 Greek, Gentile
search for	→	ζητέω G2212 to seek
wisdom	→	σοφία G4678 wisdom

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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