1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:19

¹⁹Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Though	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I am	ὢν	ōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
free of obligation	Ἐλεύθερος	Eleutheros	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1658 free, delivered from obligation
to	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
anyone	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
I make myself a slave	ἐδούλωσα	edoulōsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1402 I enslave
to everyone	πᾶσιν	pasin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
win	κερδήσω	kerdēsō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G2770 I gain, win, avoid loss
as many as possible	πλείονας	pleionas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater

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