Greek Interlinear
1 Corinthians 1:27 Interlinear
“But the foolish things of the world hath chosen God to the wise confound and the weak things of the world hath chosen God to confound the things which are mighty”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | But | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 2 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 3 | μωρὰ | G3474 | the foolish things | dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e., heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd |
| 4 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | κόσμου | G2889 | of the world | orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) |
| 6 | ἐξελέξατο | G1586 | hath chosen | to select |
| 7 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | θεὸς | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 9 | ἵνα | G2443 | to | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 10 | τοὺς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | σοφούς | G4680 | the wise | wise (in a most general application) |
| 12 | καταισχύνῃ | G2617 | confound | to shame down, i.e., disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush |
| 13 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 14 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | ἀσθενῆ | G772 | the weak things | strengthless (in various applications, literal, figurative and moral) |
| 16 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 17 | κόσμου | G2889 | of the world | orderly arrangement, i.e., decoration; by implication, the world (including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally)) |
| 18 | ἐξελέξατο | G1586 | hath chosen | to select |
| 19 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 20 | θεὸς | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 21 | ἵνα | G2443 | to | in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| 22 | καταισχύνῃ | G2617 | confound | to shame down, i.e., disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush |
| 23 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 24 | ἰσχυρά | G2478 | the things which are mighty | forcible (literally or figuratively) |
Verse Context
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