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But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ΝυνὶNuniNow
Lemma: νυνί (nuni) · Strong's: G3570
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: now — νῦνί an Attic strengthened form of νῦν ; (in cl. always of time, and most often strictly of the pres.), [in LXX : Job.5:1-27, Psa.2:1-12, 1-12, 4Ma.4:1-26, Ep. Je* ; ] ; now; 1. of time: with praes., Act.24:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 19 times. Also: Acts 22:1, Acts 24:13, Romans 3:21, Romans 6:22, Romans 7:6, Romans 7:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3570; TFLSJ G3570; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 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.,…
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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 15:20 word 2
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist
Lemma: Χριστός (Christos) · Strong's: G5547
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-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…
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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 15:20 word 3
ἐγήγερταιegēgertaihas been raised
Lemma: ἐγείρω (egeirō) · Strong's: G1453
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-RPI-3S)
Meaning: to arise — ἐγείρω, [in LXX for קוּם, etc. ; ] trans. (imperat. ἔγειρε used intransitively, Mat.9:5, Mrk.2:11, al.); 1. to awaken, arouse from sleep: Mrk.4:38, Act.12:7; metaphorically, of spiritual awakening, Rom.13:11 (pass.),…
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Used 142 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 2:21, Matthew 3:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1453; TFLSJ G1453; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 4
ἐκekout from
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
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Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 5
νεκρῶν,nekrōn[the] dead,
Lemma: νεκρός (nekros) · Strong's: G3498
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (A-GPM)
Meaning: dead — νεκρός, -α, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for מֵת ; ] ; dead, ; I. as adj., ; 1. prop.: Act.5:10 20:9, Jas.2:26, Rev.1:18, al.; ὡσεὶ ν., Mat.28:4, Mrk.9:26, Rev.1:17; of that which is subject to death, Rom.8:10. ; 2.…
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Used 130 times. Also: Matthew 8:22, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:2, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3498; TFLSJ G3498; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 6
ἀπαρχὴaparchēfirstfruit
Lemma: ἀπαρχή (aparchē) · Strong's: G0536
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)
Meaning: firstfruits — ἀπ-αρχή, -ῆς, ἡ; (ἀπάρχομαι, to make a beginning in sacrifice, offer first fruits) [in LXX chiefly for תְּרוּמָה, רֵאשִׁית ; ] ; 1. the beginning of a sacrifice. ; 2. first fruits: τοῦ φυράματος (cf. Num.15:20),…
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Used 9 times. Also: Romans 8:23, Romans 11:16, Romans 16:5, 1 Corinthians 15:23, 1 Corinthians 16:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0536; TFLSJ G0536; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 7
τῶνtōnof those
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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 15:20 word 8
κεκοιμημένωνkekoimēmenōnhaving fallen asleep
Lemma: κοιμάω (koimaō) · Strong's: G2837
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Middle · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-RMP-GPM)
Meaning: to sleep — κοιμάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁכַב ; ] ; to lull to sleep, put to sleep. Mid and pass., to fall asleep (M, Pr., 162; M, Th., 1, 4, 13): Mat.28:13, Luk.22:45, Jhn.11:12, Act.12:6. Metaph, of death: Mat.27:52,…
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Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 27:52, Matthew 28:13, Luke 22:45, John 11:11, John 11:12, Acts 7:60 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2837; TFLSJ G2837; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 9
ἐγένετο.¶egenetohe became.
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADI-3S)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:20 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| Christ | → | Χριστός G5547 Christ |
| {has} indeed | → | νυνί G3570 now |
| been raised | → | ἐγείρω G1453 to arise |
| from | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| [the] dead | → | νεκρός G3498 dead |
| [the] firstfruits | → | ἀπαρχή G0536 firstfruits |
| of those who | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| have fallen asleep | → | κοιμάω G2837 to sleep |
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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