1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 15:9

⁹For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
least	ἐλάχιστος	elachistos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Superlative	G1646 least, smallest, very little
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
apostles	ἀποστόλων	apostolōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
am	εἰμὶ	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
unworthy	ἱκανὸς	hikanos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much
to be called	καλεῖσθαι	kaleisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2564 I call, invite, name
an apostle	ἀπόστολος	apostolos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
because	διότι	dioti	Conjunction	G1360 on this account, because, for
I persecuted	ἐδίωξα	ediōxa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1377 I pursue, persecute
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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