1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3:12

¹²If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	Εἰ	Ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
builds	ἐποικοδομεῖ	epoikodomei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2026 I build upon a foundation
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
foundation	θεμέλιον	themelion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2310 belonging to the foundation
gold	χρυσόν	chryson	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5557 anything made of gold
silver	ἄργυρον	argyron	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G696 silver as a metal
precious	τιμίους	timious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5093 of great price, precious, honored
stones	λίθους	lithous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3037 a stone
wood	ξύλα	xyla	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3586 a staff, cross, anything made of wood
hay	χόρτον	chorton	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay
straw	καλάμην	kalamēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2562 stubble

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