1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 9:25–27
25Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable. 26Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air. 27No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
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.
1 Corinthians 9:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| competes in the games | ἀγωνιζόμενος | agōnizomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G75 I strive, contend |
| trains with strict discipline | ἐγκρατεύεται | enkrateuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1467 I exercise self-control |
| They | ἐκεῖνοι | ekeinoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| a crown | στέφανον | stephanon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4735 a crown, garland |
| perishable | φθαρτὸν | phtharton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5349 corruptible, perishable |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| we | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| imperishable | ἄφθαρτον | aphtharton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G862 imperishable, incorruptible |
1 Corinthians 9:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | τοίνυν | toinyn | Conjunction | G5106 indeed now, therefore |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| do not run | τρέχω | trechō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5143 I run, exercise myself |
| aimlessly | ἀδήλως | adēlōs | Adverb | G84 out of sight, uncertainly |
| I do not fight | πυκτεύω | pykteuō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4438 I box |
| like | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| I am beating | δέρων | derōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1194 I flay, flog, scourge, beat |
| air | ἀέρα | aera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G109 air |
1 Corinthians 9:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| I discipline | ὑπωπιάζω | hypōpiazō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G5299 I bruise, worry, exhaust |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| body | σῶμα | sōma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| make it my slave | δουλαγωγῶ | doulagōgō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1396 I enslave |
| after I have preached | κηρύξας | kēryxas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2784 I proclaim, herald, preach |
| to others | ἄλλοις | allois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G243 other, another, different |
| I myself | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will not be | γένωμαι | genōmai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| disqualified | ἀδόκιμος | adokimos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G96 failing to pass the test |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 9:25 2 Timothy 2:5 · Revelation 2:10 · 1 Timothy 6:12 · 2 Timothy 4:7–8 · James 1:12 · Revelation 3:11 · 2 Peter 1:6 · 1 Peter 5:4 · 1 Peter 1:4 · Ephesians 6:12–18 · Galatians 5:23 · Hebrews 12:28
1 Corinthians 9:26 2 Timothy 2:5 · 2 Peter 1:10 · Philippians 1:21 · Colossians 1:29 · Luke 13:24 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · 1 Peter 5:1
1 Corinthians 9:27 Romans 8:13 · 1 Corinthians 9:25 · Colossians 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 13:5–6 · 1 Peter 2:11 · 1 Corinthians 6:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 6:4–5 · 1 Corinthians 8:13 · Romans 6:18–19 · Luke 9:25 · 2 Timothy 2:22 · 2 Corinthians 11:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.