1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 9:7

⁷Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	Τίς	Tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
serves as a soldier	στρατεύεται	strateuetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G4754 I wage war, fight
at his own	ἰδίοις	idiois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G2398 one's own, private, personal
expense	ὀψωνίοις	opsōniois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3800 pay, wages
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
plants	φυτεύει	phyteuei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5452 I plant
a vineyard	ἀμπελῶνα	ampelōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G290 a vineyard
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
does not eat of	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
fruit	καρπὸν	karpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2590 fruit, result, gain
Who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
tends	ποιμαίνει	poimainei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4165 I shepherd, tend
a flock	ποίμνην	poimnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4167 a flock
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
does not drink	ἐσθίει	esthiei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2068 I eat
of	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
milk	γάλακτος	galaktos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1051 milk

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Proverbs 27:18 · Deuteronomy 20:6 · 2 Timothy 2:3–4 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.