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For indeedΚαὶ γὰρthe bodyτὸ σῶμαisἔστινnotοὐκoneἓνmemberμέλοςbutἀλλὰmany.πολλά
1 Corinthians 12:14
Study it in the app“For indeed the body is not one member but many.”
Many members, one body, one SpiritThe Church and Community
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:14, word by word
- the bodyσῶμαsōma
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōma” appears- isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- oneἓνhen
single
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “hen” appears- memberμέλοςmelos
member
A part of the body.
Where else “melos” appears- manyπολλάpolla
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polla” appears
The context
13For indeed in one Spirit we all were immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and all were given one Spirit to drink.
14 · This verse (above)
15If the foot says, Because I am not a hand, I am not part of the body, it is not for this reason any less part of the body.