1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:20–21
20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat. 21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal.b While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
Footnotes
- b 11:21 Literally each one takes first his own meal.
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 11:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| come together | Συνερχομένων | Synerchomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4905 I come or go with, accompany, assemble |
| it is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| Lord’s | κυριακὸν | kyriakon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2960 of the Lord |
| Supper | δεῖπνον | deipnon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1173 a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal |
| you eat | φαγεῖν | phagein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5315 I eat |
1 Corinthians 11:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| as | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you eat | φαγεῖν | phagein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G5315 I eat |
| each | ἕκαστος | hekastos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| goes ahead without sharing | προλαμβάνει | prolambanei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4301 I take before, anticipate, am overtaken |
| his | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| meal | δεῖπνον | deipnon | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1173 a dinner, an afternoon or evening meal |
| While | μὲν | men | Conjunction | G3303 truly, indeed |
| remains hungry | πεινᾷ | peina | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3983 I am hungry, needy |
| gets drunk | μεθύει | methyei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3184 I am drunk |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 11:21 Jude 1:12 · 2 Peter 2:13 · 1 Corinthians 10:16–18 · 1 Corinthians 11:23–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.