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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἔσχατοςeschatos[The] last
Lemma: ἔσχατος (eschatos) · Strong's: G2078
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: last/least — ἔσχατος, -η, -ον ; [in LXX chiefly for אַחֲרִית אַחֲרוֹן ; ] ; last, utmost, extreme; (a) of place: of the lowest or least honoured place, Luk.14:9-10; τ. ἔσχατον, with genitive part., Act.1:8 13:47; (b) of time:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 54 times. Also: Matthew 5:26, Matthew 12:45, Matthew 19:30, Matthew 20:8, Matthew 20:12, Matthew 20:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2078; TFLSJ G2078; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:26 word 1
ἐχθρὸςechthrosenemy
Lemma: ἐχθρός (echthros) · Strong's: G2190
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: enemy — ἐχθρός, -ά, -όν; (ἔχθος, hatred), [in LXX chiefly for אֵיבָה, also for עָר, etc. ; ] ; 1. hated, hateful (Hom.): opposite to ἀγαπητός, Rom.11:28. ; 2. Actively, hating, hostile: Rom.5:10, 1Co.15:25, 2Th.3:15; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 5:43, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:36, Matthew 13:25, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 13:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2190; TFLSJ G2190; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:26 word 2
καταργεῖταιkatargeitaito be abolished [is]
Lemma: καταργέω (katargeō) · Strong's: G2673
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PPI-3S)
Meaning: to abate — κατ-αργέω, -ῶ; (κατά, causative, ἀργός = ἀ-εργός), [in LXX: 2Es.4.21; 2Es.4.23; 2Es.5.5; 2Es.6.8 (בְּטֵל)* ; ] ; to make idle or inactive (χέρας, Eur., Phœn., 753): of soil occupied by an unfruitful tree, Luk.13:7.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 27 times. Also: Luke 13:7, Romans 3:3, Romans 3:31, Romans 4:14, Romans 6:6, Romans 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2673; TFLSJ G2673; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:26 word 3
ὁho<the>
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 15:26 word 4
θάνατος.thanatosdeath.
Lemma: θάνατος (thanatos) · Strong's: G2288
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (N-NSM)
Meaning: death — θάνατος, -ου, ὁ (θνήσκω), ; [in LXX chiefly for מָוֶת ,מוּת, sometimes דֶּבֶר ; ] ; death; 1. of the death of the body, whether natural or violent: Jhn.11:13, Php.2:27, Heb.7:23, al; opposite to ζωή, Rom.8:38, Php.1:20;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 120 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 10:21, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 20:18, Matthew 26:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2288; TFLSJ G2288; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 15:26 word 5
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [The] last | → | ἔσχατος G2078 last/least |
| enemy | → | ἐχθρός G2190 enemy |
| to be destroyed [is] | → | καταργέω G2673 to abate |
| death | → | θάνατος G2288 death |
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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