1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 10:18–21
18Consider the people of Israel: Are not those who eat the sacrifices fellow partakers in the altar? 19Am I suggesting, then, that food sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything? 20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. 21You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
1 Corinthians 10:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consider | βλέπετε | blepete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G991 I look, see |
| the people | σάρκα | sarka | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| of Israel | Ἰσραὴλ | Israēl | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| Are | εἰσίν | eisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐχ | ouch | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| those who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| eat | ἐσθίοντες | esthiontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2068 I eat |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| sacrifices | θυσίας | thysias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2378 a sacrifice |
| fellow partakers | κοινωνοὶ | koinōnoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2844 a sharer, partner |
| in the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| altar | θυσιαστηρίου | thysiastēriou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2379 an altar |
1 Corinthians 10:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Am I suggesting | φημι | phēmi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5346 I say |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| food sacrificed to an idol | εἰδωλόθυτόν | eidōlothyton | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1494 sacrificed to an image |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| anything | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| an idol | εἴδωλόν | eidōlon | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1497 an idol, false god |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| anything | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
1 Corinthians 10:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | ἀλλ’ | all’ | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| sacrifices | θύουσιν | thyousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2380 I sacrifice, kill |
| of pagans | ἔθνη | ethnē | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| are offered | θύουσιν | thyousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2380 I sacrifice, kill |
| to demons | δαιμονίοις | daimoniois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I do not want | θέλω | thelō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| to be | γίνεσθαι | ginesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| participants | κοινωνοὺς | koinōnous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2844 a sharer, partner |
| with demons | δαιμονίων | daimoniōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
1 Corinthians 10:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You cannot | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| drink | πίνειν | pinein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| cup | ποτήριον | potērion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4221 a drinking cup |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| cup | ποτήριον | potērion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4221 a drinking cup |
| of demons | δαιμονίων | daimoniōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| you cannot | δύνασθε | dynasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| partake | μετέχειν | metechein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G3348 I participate in, share |
| in | τραπέζης | trapezēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5132 a table for food or business |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| table | τραπέζης | trapezēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5132 a table for food or business |
| of demons | δαιμονίων | daimoniōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 10:18 Galatians 6:16 · Leviticus 3:11 · Philippians 3:3–5 · Ephesians 2:11–12 · Leviticus 7:6 · Leviticus 3:3–5 · Romans 4:12 · Romans 1:3 · 2 Corinthians 11:18–22 · Romans 4:1 · 1 Corinthians 9:13
1 Corinthians 10:19 1 Corinthians 8:4 · Isaiah 40:17 · 1 Corinthians 13:2 · Isaiah 41:29 · 1 Corinthians 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 1:28 · Deuteronomy 32:21
1 Corinthians 10:20 Revelation 9:20 · Psalm 106:37–39 · Deuteronomy 32:16–17 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Leviticus 17:7 · 2 Chronicles 11:15
1 Corinthians 10:21 Matthew 6:24 · 1 Kings 18:21 · 2 Corinthians 6:15–17 · Isaiah 65:11 · 1 Corinthians 10:16 · Deuteronomy 32:37–38 · 1 Corinthians 8:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.