1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 13:11
11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Ὅτε | Hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| I was | ἤμην | ēmēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a child | νήπιος | nēpios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3516 an infant, child, unlearned |
| I talked | ἐλάλουν | elaloun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a child | νήπιος | nēpios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3516 an infant, child, unlearned |
| I thought | ἐφρόνουν | ephronoun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5426 I think, judge, observe |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a child | νήπιος | nēpios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3516 an infant, child, unlearned |
| I reasoned | ἐλογιζόμην | elogizomēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G3049 I reckon, count, decide |
| like | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| a child | νήπιος | nēpios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3516 an infant, child, unlearned |
| When | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| I became | γέγονα | gegona | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a man | ἀνήρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| I set aside | κατήργηκα | katērgēka | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
| childish ways | νηπίου | nēpiou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3516 an infant, child, unlearned |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 14:20 · 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 · Galatians 4:1 · Ecclesiastes 11:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.