1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:23
23and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἃ | ha | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| we consider | δοκοῦμεν | dokoumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| less honorable | ἀτιμότερα | atimotera | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural - Comparative | G820 without honor, despised |
| we treat | περιτίθεμεν | peritithemen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4060 I put around, bestow |
| with greater | περισσοτέραν | perissoteran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
| honor | τιμὴν | timēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| unpresentable | ἀσχήμονα | aschēmona | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G809 unseemly, indecent |
| are treated with | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| special | περισσοτέραν | perissoteran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
| modesty | εὐσχημοσύνην | euschēmosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2157 decorum, becomingness |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.