1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 2:1

¹When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	Κἀγὼ	Kagō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
came	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
I did not come	ἦλθον	ēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
with	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
eloquence	ὑπεροχὴν	hyperochēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5247 superiority, excellence
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
wisdom	σοφίας	sophias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom
I proclaimed	καταγγέλλων	katangellōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2605 I declare openly, preach
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
testimony	μαρτύριον	martyrion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3142 witness, evidence, testimony
about God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god

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