1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:18
18Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a man | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| already circumcised | περιτετμημένος | peritetmēmenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4059 I circumcise |
| when he was called | ἐκλήθη | eklēthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| He should not become uncircumcised | ἐπισπάσθω | epispasthō | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1986 I become uncircumcised |
| a man | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| still uncircumcised | ἀκροβυστίᾳ | akrobystia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G203 foreskin |
| when called | κέκληταί | keklētai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| He should not be circumcised | περιτεμνέσθω | peritemnesthō | Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4059 I circumcise |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 15:5 · Acts 15:24 · Acts 15:28 · Colossians 3:11 · Acts 15:19 · Galatians 5:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.