1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:22
22Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don’t | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| you have | ἔχετε | echete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| homes | οἰκίας | oikias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3614 a house, household |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| which | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| to eat | ἐσθίειν | esthiein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2068 I eat |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| drink | πίνειν | pinein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| Or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| do you despise | καταφρονεῖτε | kataphroneite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2706 I despise, scorn |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| church | ἐκκλησίας | ekklēsias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| humiliate | καταισχύνετε | kataischynete | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2617 I shame, disgrace, put to utter confusion |
| those who | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| have | ἔχοντας | echontas | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| nothing | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| What | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| can I say | εἴπω | eipō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| Shall I praise | ἐπαινέσω | epainesō | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G1867 I praise, commend |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| for | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| No | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| I will not | ἐπαινῶ | epainō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1867 I praise, commend |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 17:5 · James 2:5–6 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Corinthians 10:32 · 1 Timothy 3:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.