1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 3:18
18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| no one | Μηδεὶς | Mēdeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3367 no one, nothing |
| deceive | ἐξαπατάτω | exapatatō | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1818 I deceive thoroughly |
| himself | ἑαυτὸν | heauton | Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| If | εἴ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| any | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| of | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| thinks | δοκεῖ | dokei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1380 I think, seem, appear, it seems |
| he is | εἶναι | einai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1510 I am, exist |
| wise | σοφὸς | sophos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4680 wise |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| age | αἰῶνι | aiōni | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G165 an age, a cycle of time |
| he should become | γενέσθω | genesthō | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a fool | μωρὸς | mōros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3474 stupid, foolish |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| he may become | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| wise | σοφός | sophos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4680 wise |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 3:5 · 1 Corinthians 1:18–21 · Isaiah 5:21 · Galatians 6:3 · 1 Corinthians 8:1–2 · Luke 18:17 · James 1:22 · Matthew 18:4 · Mark 10:15 · Proverbs 26:12 · Ephesians 5:6 · Jeremiah 8:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.