1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 6:5
5I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I say this | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to your | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| shame | ἐντροπὴν | entropēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1791 shame |
| Is there | ἔνι | eni | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1762 there is in, is present |
| really | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| among | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| wise | σοφὸς | sophos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4680 wise |
| to arbitrate | διακρῖναι | diakrinai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1252 I distinguish, discern, doubt, hesitate |
| between | μέσον | meson | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3319 middle, in the middle |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| brothers | ἀδελφοῦ | adelphou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G80 a brother |
Cross-references
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1 Corinthians 4:14 · 1 Corinthians 15:34 · James 3:13–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.