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Ifεἰthe wholeὅλονbodyτὸ σῶμαwerean eye,ὀφθαλμόςwhereποῦwouldthe hearing be?ἡ ἀκοήIfεἰthe wholeὅλονwerehearing,ἀκοήwhereποῦwouldthe smell be?ἡ ὄσφρησις
1 Corinthians 12:17
Study it in the app“If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smell be?”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:17, word by word
- the wholeὅλονholon
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holon” appears- bodyσῶμαsōma
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōma” appears- an eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmos
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmos” appears- whereποῦpou
where?
Where?
Where else “pou” appears- the hearing beἀκοήakoē
hearing
The ability to perceive sounds and words; repeated, it stresses truly listening.
Where else “akoē” appears- the smell beὄσφρησιςosphrēsis
sense of smell
Sense of smell, smelling.
Where else “osphrēsis” appears
The context
16And if the ear says, Because I am not an eye, I am not part of the body, it is not for this reason any less part of the body.
17 · This verse (above)
18But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body just as he wanted.