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Nowδὲthese thingsΤαῦταbecameἐγενήθησανexamplesτύποιfor us,ἡμῶνso thatεἰς τὸweἡμᾶςwould notμὴbeεἶναιpeople who desireἐπιθυμητὰςevil things,κακῶνjust asκαθὼςthey alsoκἀκεῖνοιdesired.ἐπεθύμησαν
1 Corinthians 10:6
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1 Corinthians 10:6, word by word
- becameἐγενήθησανegenēthēsan
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenēthēsan” appears- examplesτύποιtypoi
example
A model or example to follow.
Where else “typoi” appears- beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- people who desireἐπιθυμητὰςepithymētas
one who desires
One who desires, someone who longs eagerly for something.
Where else “epithymētas” appears- evil thingsκακῶνkakōn
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakōn” appears- they alsoκἀκεῖνοιkakeinoi
and that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeinoi” appears- desiredἐπεθύμησανepethymēsan
covet
To want what is not yours or what God forbids.
Where else “epethymēsan” appears
The context
5But with most of them God was not pleased, for they were struck down in the wilderness.
6 · This verse (above)
7Do not become idolaters, as some of them were, as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play.