Greek Interlinear
1 Corinthians 7:21 Interlinear
“being a servant Art thou called not care but thou mayest free be made it rather use”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | δοῦλος | G1401 | being a servant | a slave (literal or figurative, involuntary or voluntary; frequently, therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| 2 | ἐκλήθης | G2564 | Art thou called | to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise) |
| 3 | μή | G3361 | not | (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether |
| 4 | σοι | G4671 | to thee | |
| 5 | μελέτω· | G3199 | care | to be of interest to, i.e., to concern (only third person singular present indicative used impersonally, it matters) |
| 6 | ἀλλ' | G235 | but | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 7 | εἰ | G1487 | if, whether, that, etc | |
| 8 | καὶ | G2532 | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | |
| 9 | δύνασαι | G1410 | thou mayest | to be able or possible |
| 10 | ἐλεύθερος | G1658 | free | unrestrained (to go at pleasure), i.e., (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted), or (genitive case) exempt (from obligation or lia |
| 11 | γενέσθαι | G1096 | be made | to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.) |
| 12 | μᾶλλον | G3123 | it rather | (adverbially) more (in a greater degree)) or rather |
| 13 | χρῆσαι | G5530 | use | to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e., (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act tow |
Verse Context
1 Corinthians 7:20every man in calling he was called...
1 Corinthians 7:21 (current)being a servant Art thou called not care but thou mayest free be made it rather use
1 Corinthians 7:22 For in the Lord he that is called being a servant...