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ForἐπειδὴJewsἸουδαῖοιask forαἰτοῦσινsignsσημεῖαandκαὶGreeksἝλληνεςseekζητοῦσινwisdom,σοφίαν
1 Corinthians 1:22
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With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:22, word by word
- JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- ask forαἰτοῦσινaitousin
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitousin” appears- signsσημεῖαsēmeia
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeia” appears- GreeksἝλληνεςHellēnes
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēnes” appears- seekζητοῦσινzētousin
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētousin” appears- wisdomσοφίανsophian
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophian” appears
The context
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.
22 · This verse (above)
23but we proclaim the Messiah crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to the nations foolishness,