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Have we not power to eat and to drink? (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
μὴmēcertainly
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 9:4 word 1
οὐκouksurely
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:4 word 2
ἔχομενechomenwe have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
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.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 9:4 word 3
ἐξουσίανexousian[the] right
Lemma: ἐξουσία (exousia) · Strong's: G1849
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: authority — ἐξουσία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἔξεστι), [in LXX: 4Ki.20:13, Psa.113 (114):2 135 (136)8, 9, Isa.39:2, Jer.28 (51):28 (מֶמְשָׁלָה), frequently in Da for Aram. שָׁלְטָן, etc., Wis.10:14, Sir.9:13, al. ; ] ; 1. prop., liberty or power…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 103 times. Also: Matthew 7:29, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 9:6, Matthew 9:8, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 21:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1849; TFLSJ G1849; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:4 word 4
φαγεῖνphageinto eat
Lemma: φαγεῖν (phagein) · Strong's: G5315
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-AAN)
Meaning: to eat — φάγομαιHellenistic for cl. ἔδομαι, see: ἐσθίω.; ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אכל ; ] ; to eat; (a) absol.: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 97 times. Also: Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 14:16, Matthew 14:20, Matthew 15:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5315; TFLSJ G5315; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:4 word 5
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:4 word 6
πεῖν;peinto drink?
Lemma: πίνω (pinō) · Strong's: G4095
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)
Meaning: to drink — πίνω ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁתָה ; ] ; to drink: absol., Luk.2:19, Jhn.4:7, al.; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.6:26, 31 Mrk.14:25, al.; of habitual use, Luk.1:15, Rom.14:21, al.; by meton., τὸ ποτήριον, 1Co.10:21,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 75 times. Also: Matthew 6:25, Matthew 6:31, Matthew 11:18, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 20:22, Matthew 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4095; TFLSJ G4095; TAGNT 1 Corinthians 9:4 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Have we | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| no | → | μή G3361 not |
| . . . | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| right | → | ἐξουσία G1849 authority |
| to food | → | φαγεῖν G5315 to eat |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| to drink | → | πίνω G4095 to drink |
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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