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Forγὰρfirst of all,πρῶτον μὲνwhen youὑμῶνcome togetherσυνερχομένωνinἐνassembly,ἐκκλησίᾳI hearἀκούωthat there areὑπάρχεινdivisionsσχίσματαamongἐνyou,ὑμῖνandκαὶin partμέρος τιI believe it.πιστεύω
1 Corinthians 11:18
Study it in the app“For first of all, when you come together in assembly, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 11:18, word by word
- first of allπρῶτονprōton
first
The one who comes before all others, in time or in order.
Where else “prōton” appears- come togetherσυνερχομένωνsynerchomenōn
come together
To assemble in one place.
Where else “synerchomenōn” appears- assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears- I hearἀκούωakouō
hear of
To hear about something.
Where else “akouō” appears- that there areὑπάρχεινhyparchein
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchein” appears- divisionsσχίσματαschismata
division
Opposing groups within a people.
Where else “schismata” appears- in partμέροςmeros
part
A piece of a whole, or what falls to each one.
Where else “meros” appears- I believe itπιστεύωpisteuō
believe
To believe something is true.
Where else “pisteuō” appears
The context
17But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 · This verse (above)
19For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may also become evident among you.