1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:27

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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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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