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Butδὲin giving this instructionΤοῦτο παραγγέλλωνI do notοὐκpraise you,ἐπαινῶbecauseὅτιyou come togetherσυνέρχεσθεnotοὐκforεἰςthe betterτὸ κρεῖσσονbutἀλλὰforεἰςthe worse.τὸ ἧσσον
1 Corinthians 11:17
Study it in the app“But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 11:17, word by word
- in giving this instructionπαραγγέλλωνparangellōn
command, instruct
Give orders, instruct.
Where else “parangellōn” appears- praise youἐπαινῶepainō
praise, commend
Praise, commend.
Where else “epainō” appears- you come togetherσυνέρχεσθεsynerchesthe
come together
To assemble in one place.
Where else “synerchesthe” appears- the betterκρεῖσσονkreisson
better
Better; more useful or more excellent.
Where else “kreisson” appears- the worseἧσσονhēsson
worse
Leaving things in a sorrier state than before.
Where else “hēsson” appears
The context
16But if anyone is inclined to be contentious, we do not have such a custom, nor do the assemblies of God.
17 · This verse (above)
18For first of all, when you come together in assembly, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.