1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 1:20

²⁰Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Where	Ποῦ	Pou	Adverb	G4226 where, whither
wise	σοφός	sophos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4680 wise
Where	ποῦ	pou	Adverb	G4226 where, whither
scribe	γραμματεύς	grammateus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning
Where	ποῦ	pou	Adverb	G4226 where, whither
philosopher	συζητητὴς	syzētētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4804 a disputer
of this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
age	αἰῶνος	aiōnos	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G165 an age, a cycle of time
not	οὐχὶ	ouchi	IntPrtcl	G3780 by no means, not at all
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
made foolish	ἐμώρανεν	emōranen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3471 I make foolish, taint, make useless
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wisdom	σοφίαν	sophian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom
of the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

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