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Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ὭστεHōsteTherefore
Lemma: ὥστε (hōste) · Strong's: G5620
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: so — ὥσ-τε ; consecutive particle, ; 1. with infin., expressing result, so as to: Mat.8:24 12:22, Mrk.1:27, Luk.5:7, Act.1:19, Rom.7:6, 1Co.1:7, Heb.13:6, al.; of a designed result, Mat.10:1, Luk.4:29, al.; preceded by…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5620; TFLSJ G5620; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 1
ὁhothe [one]
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 2
δοκῶνdokōnthinking
Lemma: δοκέω (dokeō) · Strong's: G1380
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to think — δοκέω, -ῶ; (δόκος, opinion, δέκομαι, Ion, form of δέχ-), [in LXX for טוֹב, נָדַב, etc. ; ] ; 1. to be of opinion, suppose: Mat.24:44, Luk.12:40, Heb.10:29; with inf., Mat.3:9, Luk.8:18 24:37, Jhn.5:39 16:2, Act.12:9…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 64 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 17:25, Matthew 18:12, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 22:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1380; TFLSJ G1380; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 3
ἑστάναιhestanaito have stood
Lemma: ἵστημι (histēmi) · Strong's: G2476
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Infinitive (V-RAN)
Meaning: to stand — ἵστημι, and in late writers, also ἱστάνω (Veitch, see word; Bl., §23, 2; M, Pr., 55), [in LXX chiefly for עמד, קוּם, also for נצב ni., hi., יצב hith., etc.]. ; I. Trans, in pres., impf., fut. and 1 aor. act. and in the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 154 times. Also: Matthew 2:9, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 12:25, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 12:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2476; TFLSJ G2476; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 4
βλεπέτωblepetōhe should take heed
Lemma: βλέπω (blepō) · Strong's: G0991
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAM-3S)
Meaning: to see — βλέπω, ; [in LXX chiefly for ראה, also for פּנה, etc. ; ] ; 1. of bodily sight; (a) to see, have sight (opposite to τυφλὸς): Mat.12:22, Jhn.9:7, Act.9:9, Rom.11:8, Rev.3:18, al.; (b) to perceive, look (at), see: absol.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 136 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 11:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0991; TFLSJ G0991; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 5
μὴmēlest
Lemma: μή (mē) · Strong's: G3361
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: not — μή, ; subjective negative particle, ; used where the negation depends on a condition or hypothesis, expressed or understood, as distinct from οὐ, which denies absolutely. μή is used where one thinks a thing is not, as…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1087 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3361; TFLSJ G3361; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 6
πέσῃ.pesēhe may fall.
Lemma: πίπτω (piptō) · Strong's: G4098
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAS-3S)
Meaning: to collapse — πίπτω ; [in LXX chiefly for נָפַל ; ] ; to fall; 1. of descent, to fall, fall down or from: before ἐπί, with accusative loc., Mat.10:29, al.; εἰς, Mat.15:14, al.; ἐς μέσῳ, with genitive, Luk.8:7; παρὰ τ. ὁδόν, Mat.13:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 90 times. Also: Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:9, Matthew 7:25, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 10:29, Matthew 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4098; TFLSJ G4098; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 10:12 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | ὥστε G5620 so |
| the [one who] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| thinks | → | δοκέω G1380 to think |
| he is standing firm | → | ἵστημι G2476 to stand |
| should be careful | → | βλέπω G0991 to see |
| not | → | μή G3361 not |
| to fall | → | πίπτω G4098 to collapse |
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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