Greek Interlinear
1 Corinthians 12:2 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of 1 Corinthians 12:2, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“Ye know that Gentiles ye were unto idols these dumb even as ye were led carried away”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Οἴδατε | G1492 | Ye know | used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl |
| 2 | ὅτι | G3754 | that | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 3 | ἔθνη | G1484 | Gentiles | a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) |
| 4 | ἦτε | G2258 | ye were | i (thou, etc.) was (wast or were) |
| 5 | πρὸς | G4314 | unto | a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, |
| 6 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | εἴδωλα | G1497 | idols | an image (i.e., for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such |
| 8 | τὰ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 9 | ἄφωνα | G880 | these dumb | voiceless, i.e., mute (by nature or choice); figuratively, unmeaning |
| 10 | ὡς | G5613 | even as | which how, i.e., in that manner (very variously used, as follows) |
| 11 | ἂν | G302 | whatsoever | |
| 12 | ἤγεσθε | G71 | ye were led | properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce |
| 13 | ἀπαγόμενοι | G520 | carried away | to take off (in various senses) |
Verse Context
1 Corinthians 12:1concerning Now spiritual gifts brethren not...
1 Corinthians 12:2 (current)Ye know that Gentiles ye were unto idols these dumb even as ye were led carried away
1 Corinthians 12:3Wherefore I give you that no man by...