1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 12:24
24whereas our presentable parts have no such need.
But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| whereas | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| presentable | εὐσχήμονα | euschēmona | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G2158 comely, honorable |
| have | ἔχει | echei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| no | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
| But | Ἀλλὰ | Alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| God | θεὸς | theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has composed | συνεκέρασεν | synekerasen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4786 I mix with, unite |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| has given | δοὺς | dous | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| greater | περισσοτέραν | perissoteran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative | G4053 abundant, greater, vehemently, advantage |
| honor | τιμήν | timēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5092 a price, honor |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| that lacked it | ὑστερουμένῳ | hysteroumenō | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Singular | G5302 I am lacking, fall short, suffer need |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.