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Whereποῦisthe wise one?σοφόςWhereποῦisthe scribe?γραμματεύςWhereποῦisthe debaterσυζητητὴςof thisτοῦ τούτουage?αἰῶνοςHas Godὁ θεὸςnotοὐχὶmade foolishἐμώρανενthe wisdomτὴν σοφίανof the world?τοῦ κόσμου
1 Corinthians 1:20
Study it in the app“Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world?”
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With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:20, word by word
- Whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- the wise oneσοφόςsophos
wise
Wise, skilled, clever.
Where else “sophos” appears- the scribeγραμματεύςgrammateus
scribe
A teacher who copied and explained the law of Moses.
Where else “grammateus” appears- the debaterσυζητητὴςsyzētētēs
debater
Debater: someone who argues for the sake of arguing.
Where else “syzētētēs” appears- ageαἰῶνοςaiōnos
age
This present world, or the one to come.
Where else “aiōnos” appears- Has Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears- made foolishἐμώρανενemōranen
make foolish
To become foolish; to make wisdom look foolish.
Where else “emōranen” appears- the wisdomσοφίανsophian
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophian” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmou” appears
The context
19For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the discerning I will set aside.
20 · This verse (above)
21For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God was pleased through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who believe.