1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 5:6–7

⁶Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? ⁷Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

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1 Corinthians 5:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
boasting	καύχημα	kauchēma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2745 a boasting
not	Οὐ	Ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
good	καλὸν	kalon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G2570 beautiful, good, worthy
Do you not know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
a little	μικρὰ	mikra	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3398 little, small
leaven	ζύμη	zymē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2219 leaven, ferment
works through	ζυμοῖ	zymoi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2220 I leaven, ferment
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
whole	ὅλον	holon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
batch	φύραμα	phyrama	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5445 a mass or lump

1 Corinthians 5:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Get rid of	ἐκκαθάρατε	ekkatharate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1571 I clean out, clean thoroughly
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
old	παλαιὰν	palaian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3820 old, ancient, worn out
leaven	ζύμην	zymēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2219 leaven, ferment
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you may be	ἦτε	ēte	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
a new	νέον	neon	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3501 young, new, fresh
unleavened	ἄζυμοι	azymoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G106 unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
batch	φύραμα	phyrama	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5445 a mass or lump
as	καθώς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
you really are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
Christ	Χριστός	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Passover lamb	πάσχα	pascha	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3957 the feast of Passover, the Passover lamb
has been sacrificed	ἐτύθη	etythē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2380 I sacrifice, kill

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 5:6 Galatians 5:9 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · James 4:16 · 1 Corinthians 5:2 · 1 Corinthians 3:21 · Luke 13:21 · 1 Corinthians 4:18–19

1 Corinthians 5:7 1 Peter 1:19–20 · Ephesians 4:22 · Colossians 3:5–9 · Exodus 13:6–7 · John 1:29 · Revelation 5:12 · Exodus 12:5–6 · Isaiah 53:7–10 · Exodus 12:15 · Acts 8:32–35 · John 19:14 · Mark 14:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.