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But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἡμεῖςhēmeiswe ourselves
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Nominative · Plural (P-1NP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 1
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 2
κηρύσσομενkērussomenpreach
Lemma: κηρύσσω (kērussō) · Strong's: G2784
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to preach — κηρύσσω ; [in LXX chiefly for קָרָא ; ] ; to be a herald, to proclaim: Mrk.1:45 7:36, Luk.4:18-19" (LXX) (but see Field, Notes, 174) Luk.8:39, Rom.2:21, 1Co.9:27, Gal.5:11, al.; in NT, chiefly of the proclamation of the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35, Matthew 10:7, Matthew 10:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2784; TFLSJ G2784; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 3
ΧριστὸνChristonChrist
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-ASM-T)
Meaning: Christ — χριστός (Χρ-), -ή, -όν ; (χρίω), [in LXX for מָשִׁיחַ and cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. 1. as adj., ; (a) of things, anointing, to be used as ointment (Æsch., Eur., al.; τ. ἔλαιον τὸ χ., Lev.21:10); (b) of persons, anointed (ὁ…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5547; TFLSJ G5547; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 4
ἐσταυρωμένον,estaurōmenoncrucified,
Lemma: σταυρόω (stauroō) · Strong's: G4717
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-RPP-ASM)
Meaning: to crucify — σταυρόω, -ῶ; (σταυρός), [in LXX: Est.7:9 (תָּלָה), Est.8:13 * ; ] ; 1. to fence with pales, impalisade (Thuc.). ; 2. In late writers (Polyb., FlJ; but ἀνασταυρόω is more common) to crucify: with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 46 times. Also: Matthew 20:19, Matthew 23:34, Matthew 26:2, Matthew 27:22, Matthew 27:23, Matthew 27:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4717; TFLSJ G4717; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 5
ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisto [the] Jews
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine · Individual Gentilic (N-DPM-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:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 1:23 word 6
μὲνmenindeed
Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 7
σκάνδαλονskandalona stumbling block
Lemma: σκάνδαλον (skandalon) · Strong's: G4625
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: stumbling block — σκάνδαλον, -ου, τό; (late form of the rare word σκανδάληθρον, see LS, see word) [in LXX chiefly for מוֹקֵשׁ, מִכְשׁוֹל ; ] ; prop., the bait-stick of a trap, a snare, stumbling-block (Lev.19:14, Jdth.5:1): figuratively,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 13:41, Matthew 16:23, Matthew 18:7, Luke 17:1, Romans 9:33, Romans 11:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4625; TFLSJ G4625; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 8
ἔθνεσινethnesinto Gentiles
Lemma: ἔθνος (ethnos) · Strong's: G1484
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Neuter (N-DPN)
Meaning: Gentiles — ἔθνος, -ους, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ; ] ; 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). ; 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1484; TFLSJ G1484; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 9
δὲdehowever
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 10
μωρίανmōrianfoolishness
Lemma: μωρία (mōria) · Strong's: G3472
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: foolishness — μωρία, -ας, ἡ; (μωρός), [in LXX: Sir.20:31 * ; ] ; foolishness: 1Co.1:18 1:21 1:23 2:14 3:19.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 1 Corinthians 2:14, 1 Corinthians 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3472; TFLSJ G3472; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 1:23 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| but | → | δέ G1161 then |
| we | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| preach | → | κηρύσσω G2784 to preach |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| crucified | → | σταυρόω G4717 to crucify |
| a stumbling block | → | σκάνδαλον G4625 stumbling block |
| to Jews | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
| and | → | δέ G1161 then |
| foolishness | → | μωρία G3472 foolishness |
| to Gentiles | → | ἔθνος G1484 Gentiles |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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