1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:26–27

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.

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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

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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.