Verse 7

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.7", "source": "Τίς στρατεύεται ἰδίοις ὀψωνίοις ποτέ; τίς φυτεύει ἀμπελῶνα, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ καρποῦ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐσθίει; ἢ τίς ποιμαίνει ποίμνην, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ γάλακτος τῆς ποίμνης οὐκ ἐσθίει;", "text": "Who *strateuetai* own *opsōniois* ever? Who *phyteuei* *ampelōna*, and from the *karpou* of it not *esthiei*? Or who *poimainei* *poimnēn*, and from the *galaktos* of the *poimnēs* not *esthiei*?", "grammar": { "*strateuetai*": "present indicative, middle, 3rd person singular - serves as soldier", "*opsōniois*": "dative, neuter, plural - wages/pay", "*phyteuei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - plants", "*ampelōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - vineyard", "*karpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - fruit", "*esthiei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - eats", "*poimainei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - shepherds", "*poimnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flock", "*galaktos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - milk", "*poimnēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - flock's" }, "variants": { "*strateuetai*": "serves as soldier/goes to war/battles", "*opsōniois*": "wages/pay/expenses", "*phyteuei*": "plants/establishes", "*ampelōna*": "vineyard", "*karpou*": "fruit/produce/result", "*poimainei*": "shepherds/tends/pastures", "*poimnēn*": "flock/herd", "*galaktos*": "milk" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.10", "source": "Ἢ διʼ ἡμᾶς πάντως λέγει; Διʼ ἡμᾶς γὰρ, ἐγράφη: ὅτι ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι ὀφείλει ὁ ἀροτριῶν ἀροτριᾷν· καὶ ὁ ἀλοῶν τῆς ἐλπίδος αὐτοῦ μετέχειν ἐπʼ ἐλπίδι.", "text": "Or for us *pantōs* *legei*? For us for, it was *egraphē*: that upon *elpidi* *opheilei* the one *arotriōn* to *arotrion*; and the one *aloōn* of the *elpidos* of him to *metechein* upon *elpidi*.", "grammar": { "*pantōs*": "adverb - altogether/entirely/certainly", "*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - says", "*egraphē*": "aorist passive, 3rd person singular - was written", "*elpidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - hope", "*opheilei*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - ought/must", "*arotriōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - plowing", "*arotrion*": "present infinitive - to plow", "*aloōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - threshing", "*elpidos*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of hope", "*metechein*": "present infinitive - to partake/share" }, "variants": { "*pantōs*": "certainly/altogether/absolutely", "*egraphē*": "was written/was recorded", "*elpidi*": "hope/expectation", "*opheilei*": "ought/should/must", "*arotriōn*": "plowing/tilling", "*arotrion*": "to plow/to till", "*aloōn*": "threshing/treading grain", "*metechein*": "to partake/to share/to participate" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.12", "source": "Εἰ ἄλλοι τῆς ἐξουσίας ὑμῶν μετέχουσιν, οὐ μᾶλλον ἡμεῖς; Ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἐχρησάμεθα τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ ταύτῃ· ἀλλὰ πάντα στέγομεν, ἵνα μή ἐγκοπήν τινα δῶμεν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ τοῦ Χριστοῦ.", "text": "If others of the *exousias* of you *metechousin*, not more we? But not we *echrēsametha* the *exousia* this; but all things *stegomen*, that not *egkopēn* any we might *dōmen* to the *euangeliō* of the *Christou*.", "grammar": { "*exousias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - authority/right", "*metechousin*": "present indicative, 3rd person plural - partake", "*echrēsametha*": "aorist middle, 1st person plural - used/made use of", "*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/right", "*stegomen*": "present indicative, 1st person plural - endure/bear", "*egkopēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - hindrance/obstacle", "*dōmen*": "aorist subjunctive, 1st person plural - might give", "*euangeliō*": "dative, neuter, singular - gospel", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ" }, "variants": { "*exousias*": "authority/right/claim", "*metechousin*": "partake/share/participate in", "*echrēsametha*": "used/made use of/availed ourselves of", "*stegomen*": "endure/bear/put up with", "*egkopēn*": "hindrance/obstacle/impediment", "*dōmen*": "might give/should give/may present", "*euangeliō*": "gospel/good news" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "1 Corinthians.9.18", "source": "Τίς οὖν μοί ἐστιν ὁ μισθός; ἵνα, εὐαγγελιζόμενος, ἀδάπανον θήσω τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ, εἰς τὸ μὴ καταχρήσασθαι τῇ ἐξουσίᾳ μου ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ.", "text": "What then to me *estin* the *misthos*? That, *euangelizomenos*, *adapanon* I shall *thēsō* the *euangelion* of the *Christou*, so as the not to *katachrēsasthai* the *exousia* of me in the *euangeliō*.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*misthos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - reward/wage", "*euangelizomenos*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - preaching the gospel", "*adapanon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - free of charge/without cost", "*thēsō*": "future indicative, 1st person singular - will make/will present", "*euangelion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - gospel", "*Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Christ", "*katachrēsasthai*": "aorist infinitive, middle - to fully use/use to the full", "*exousia*": "dative, feminine, singular - authority/right", "*euangeliō*": "dative, neuter, singular - in the gospel" }, "variants": { "*misthos*": "reward/wage/payment", "*euangelizomenos*": "preaching the gospel/proclaiming good news", "*adapanon*": "free of charge/without cost/without expense", "*thēsō*": "will make/will present/will render", "*euangelion*": "gospel/good news", "*katachrēsasthai*": "to fully use/to use to the full/to abuse", "*exousia*": "authority/right/power" } }