1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 2:12
12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| have not received | ἐλάβομεν | elabomen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμου | kosmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| who | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we may understand | εἰδῶμεν | eidōmen | Verb - Perfect Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| what | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has freely given | χαρισθέντα | charisthenta | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5483 I show favor to, forgive |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 2:27 · Romans 8:5–6 · 1 John 2:20 · 1 John 5:19–20 · 1 John 4:4–5 · John 16:14–15 · Romans 8:15–16 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Romans 8:1 · Romans 8:32 · James 4:5 · Ephesians 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.