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For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me. (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.,…

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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 9:17 word 1

γὰρgarfor

Lemma: γάρ (gar) · Strong's: G1063

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: for — γάρ, ; co-ordinating particle, contr. of γε ἄρα, ; verily then, hence, in truth, indeed, yea, then, why, and when giving a reason or explanation, for, the usage in NT being in general accord with that of cl.; 1.…

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Used 1080 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1063; TFLSJ G1063; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 2

ἑκὼνhekōnwillingly

Lemma: ἑκών (hekōn) · Strong's: G1635

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: voluntarily — ἑκών, -οῦσα, -όν ; [in LXX: Exo.21:13, Job.36:19 * ; ] ; willing, of one's own free will: Rom.8:20, 1Co.9:17 (Cremer, 246).†; (AS)

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Used 2 times. Also: Romans 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1635; TFLSJ G1635; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 3

τοῦτοtoutothis

Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778

Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (D-ASN)

Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…

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Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 4

πράσσω,prassōI do,

Lemma: πράσσω (prassō) · Strong's: G4238

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to do/require — πράσσω ; (Att.. -ττω, and so Act.17:7 Rec.; cf. M, Pr., 25, 45), [in LXX chiefly for עָשָׂה, פָּעַל ; ] ; = Lat agere, as ποιέω (which see) = facere, ; 1. to do, practise, be engaged in: Act.19:19, 36, 1Co.9:17; τ. ἴδια…

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Used 38 times. Also: Luke 3:13, Luke 19:23, Luke 22:23, Luke 23:15, Luke 23:41, John 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4238; TFLSJ G4238; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 5

μισθὸνmisthona reward

Lemma: μισθός (misthos) · Strong's: G3408

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: wage — μισθός, -οῦ, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׂכָר ; ] ; 1. prop., wages, hire: Mat.20:8, Luk.10:7, Rom.4:4, 1Ti.5:18, Jas.5:4, Ju 11; μ. ἀδικίας, Act.1:18, 2Pe.2:13 (but see Mayor and ICC, in l), 2Pe.2:15. ; 2. Generally,…

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Used 29 times. Also: Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3408; TFLSJ G3408; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 6

ἔχω·echōI have;

Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…

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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 7

εἰeiif

Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G

Parsing: Conjunction (COND)

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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 9:17 word 8

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 9:17 word 9

ἄκων,akōnunwillingly,

Lemma: ἄκων (akōn) · Strong's: G0210

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: unwilling — ἀκων (Attic contr. for ἀέκων), -ουα, -ον; (ἀ- neg., ἅκων, willing), [in LXX: Job.14:17, 2Ma.11:12 * ; ] ; unwilling: 1Co.9:17.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0210; TFLSJ G0210; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 10

οἰκονομίανoikonomiana stewardship

Lemma: οἰκονομία (oikonomia) · Strong's: G3622

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: management — οἰκονομία, -ας, ἡ; (οἰκονομέω), [in LXX: Isa.22:19, 21 (מַצָּב, מֶמְשָׁלָה)* ; ] ; 1. prop. (Plat., Arist.), the office of οἰκονόμος, stewardship: Luk.16:2-4. ; 2. In later writers (Plut., al.; see AR on Eph.1:10; MM,…

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Used 9 times. Also: Luke 16:2, Luke 16:3, Luke 16:4, Ephesians 1:10, Ephesians 3:2, Ephesians 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3622; TFLSJ G3622; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 11

πεπίστευμαι.pepisteumaiI have been entrusted with.

Lemma: πιστεύω (pisteuō) · Strong's: G4100

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Passive · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-RPI-1S)

Meaning: to trust (in) — πιστεύω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau.…

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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4100; TFLSJ G4100; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:17 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

If	→	εἰ G1487G if
my	→	πράσσω G4238 to do/require
[preaching]	→	οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
[is] voluntary	→	ἑκών G1635 voluntarily
I have	→	ἔχω G2192 to have/be
a reward	→	μισθός G3408 wage
But	→	δέ G1161 then
if	→	εἰ G1487G if
[it is] not voluntary	→	ἄκων G0210 unwilling
I am [still] entrusted with	→	πιστεύω G4100 to trust (in)
[a] responsibility	→	οἰκονομία G3622 management

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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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