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If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? (KJV)

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

εἰeiIf

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 1

ὅλονholonall

Lemma: ὅλος (holos) · Strong's: G3650

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)

Meaning: all — ὅλος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; of persons and things, whole, entire, complete; 1. of indefinite ideas, with subst. anarth.: Luk.5:5, Act.11:26 28:30, Tit.1:11; ὅλον ἄνθρωπον (an entire man; see Field,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3650; TFLSJ G3650; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 2

τὸtothe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)

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 12:17 word 3

σῶμαsōmabody [were]

Lemma: σῶμα (sōma) · Strong's: G4983

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)

Meaning: body — σῶμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX for גְּוִיָּה ,בָּשָׂר, etc., and for Aram. נְבֵלָה ; ] ; a body. ; 1. Prop., of the human body, ; (a) as always in Hom. (opposite to δέμας), of the dead body: Mat.27:58, 59 Mrk.15:43, al.; (b)…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 144 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:25, Matthew 10:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4983; TFLSJ G4983; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 4

ὀφθαλμός,ophthalmosan eye,

Lemma: ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos) · Strong's: G3788

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)

Meaning: eye — ὀφθαλμός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַיִן ; ] ; the eye (as in cl., chiefly pl.): Mat.5:38, Mrk.9:47, Luk.6:41, Jhn.9:6, al.; τοὺς ὀ. ἐξορύθσσειν (figuratively), Gal.4:15; ἐπᾶραι, Luk.6:20, Jhn.6:5; ἀνοῖξα,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:38, Matthew 6:22, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:3, Matthew 7:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3788; TFLSJ G3788; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 5

ποῦpouwhere

Lemma: ποῦ (pou) · Strong's: G4226

Parsing: Adverb · Interrogative (ADV-I)

Meaning: where? — ποῦ ; interrog. adv., [in LXX for אַי, אַיֵּה, אָן ; ] ; 1. prop., where?: Mat.2:2 26:17, Mrk.14:12, 14, Luk.17:17, 37 22:9, 11, Jhn.1:39 7:11 8:10, 19 9:12 11:34; ποῦ (ἐστιν), indicating that the subject in question is…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Mark 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4226; TFLSJ G4226; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 6

ἡhē[would be] the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)

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 12:17 word 7

ἀκοή;akoēhearing?

Lemma: ἀκοή (akoē) · Strong's: G0189

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Meaning: hearing — ἀκοή, -ῆς, ἡ ; (ἀκούω), [in LXX: Exo.15:26, al. for שׁמע, its parts and derivatives, exc. Deu.11:22 (שׁמר) ; ] ; 1. hearing, the sense of hearing: 1Co.12:17, 2Pe.2:8; "Hebraic dative," ἀκοῇ ακούειν (frequently in LXX;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 4:24, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 14:1, Matthew 24:6, Mark 1:28, Mark 7:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0189; TFLSJ G0189; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 8

εἰeiIf

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 9

ὅλονholonall

Lemma: ὅλος (holos) · Strong's: G3650

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3650; TFLSJ G3650; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 10

ἀκοή,akoē[were] hearing,

Lemma: ἀκοή (akoē) · Strong's: G0189

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 4:24, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 14:1, Matthew 24:6, Mark 1:28, Mark 7:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0189; TFLSJ G0189; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 11

ποῦpouwhere

Lemma: ποῦ (pou) · Strong's: G4226

Parsing: Adverb · Interrogative (ADV-I)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 48 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Mark 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4226; TFLSJ G4226; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 12

ἡhē[would be] the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)

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 12:17 word 13

ὄσφρησις;osphrēsissense of smell?

Lemma: ὄσφρησις (osphrēsis) · Strong's: G3750

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Meaning: sense of smell — ὄσφρησις, -εως, ἡ; (ὀσφραίνομαι, to smell), ; the sense of smell, smelling: 1Co.12:17.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3750; TFLSJ G3750; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 12:17 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	εἰ G1487G if
the	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
whole	→	ὅλος G3650 all
body [were]	→	σῶμα G4983 body
an eye	→	ὀφθαλμός G3788 eye
where	→	ποῦ G4226 where?
[would] the	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
sense of hearing [be]	→	ἀκοή G0189 hearing
If	→	εἰ G1487G if
[the] whole [body]	→	ὅλος G3650 all
[were] an ear	→	ἀκοή G0189 hearing
where	→	ποῦ G4226 where?
[would] the	→	ὁ G3588 the/this/who
sense of smell [be]	→	ὄσφρησις G3750 sense of smell

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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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