1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 4:7

⁷For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
makes you so superior	διακρίνει	diakrinei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate
What	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you have	ἔχεις	echeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2192 I have, hold, possess
that	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you did not receive	ἔλαβες	elabes	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2983 I receive, take
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you did receive	ἔλαβες	elabes	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2983 I receive, take
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you boast	καυχᾶσαι	kauchasai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G2744 I boast, glory
as though	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that

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