to the assemblyτῇ ἐκκλησίᾳof Godτοῦ θεοῦthat isτῇ οὔσῃinἐνCorinth,Κορίνθῳto those sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςinἐνthe MessiahΧριστῷJesus,Ἰησοῦcalledκλητοῖςto besaints,ἁγίοιςtogether withσὺνallπᾶσινthose whoτοῖςinἐνeveryπαντὶplaceτόπῳcall onἐπικαλουμένοιςthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof ourἡμῶνLordτοῦ κυρίουJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,ΧριστοῦtheirαὐτῶνLordandκαὶours:ἡμῶν
1 Corinthians 1:2
Study it in the app“to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in the Messiah Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, their Lord and ours:”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:2, word by word
- to the assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- that isοὔσῃousēi
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ousēi” appears- CorinthΚορίνθῳKorinthōi
Corinth
See it on the mapWhere else “Korinthōi” appears- to those sanctifiedἡγιασμένοιςhēgiasmenois
sanctify
To cleanse from sin and change one's life.
Where else “hēgiasmenois” appears- the MessiahΧριστῷChristōi
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- calledκλητοῖςklētois
called
Called, invited; those whom God has called.
Where else “klētois” appears- saintsἁγίοιςhagiois
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagiois” appears- together withσὺνsyn
with
With, together with.
Where else “syn” appears- placeτόπῳtopōi
place
A specific spot where something is or happens.
Where else “topōi” appears- call onἐπικαλουμένοιςepikaloumenois
call on
To cry to God in prayer.
Where else “epikaloumenois” appears- the nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
Places in this verse
Corinth
Today: Ancient Corinth, near Corinth, Greece
A city in southern Greece, on the isthmus joining the north to the Peloponnese, between two seas.
Paul stayed there a year and a half and started the assembly (Acts 18:1, 11). He wrote it at least two letters (1 Cor 1:2; 2 Cor 1:1).
The context
1Paul, called to be an apostle of the Messiah Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
2 · This verse (above)
3grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.