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Forγὰρthe MessiahΧριστὸςdid notοὐsendἀπέστειλένmeμεto immerseβαπτίζεινbutἀλλὰto proclaim the good news,εὐαγγελίζεσθαιnotοὐκwithἐνwisdomσοφίᾳof word,λόγουso thatἵναthe crossὁ σταυρὸςof the Messiahτοῦ Χριστοῦmay notμὴbe emptied.κενωθῇ
1 Corinthians 1:17
Study it in the app“For the Messiah did not send me to immerse but to proclaim the good news, not with wisdom of word, so that the cross of the Messiah may not be emptied.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:17, word by word
- the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christos” appears- sendἀπέστειλένapesteilen
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilen” appears- to immerseβαπτίζεινbaptizein
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizein” appears- to proclaim the good newsεὐαγγελίζεσθαιeuangelizesthai
proclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelizesthai” appears- wisdomσοφίᾳsophiai
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophiai” appears- of wordλόγουlogou
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logou” appears- the crossσταυρὸςstauros
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “stauros” appears- be emptiedκενωθῇkenōthēi
empty, make void
Make empty; in the passive, be emptied, lose value or meaning.
Where else “kenōthēi” appears
The context
16I also immersed the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I immersed anyone else.
17 · This verse (above)
18For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved, to us, it is the power of God.