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You knowοἴδατεthatὅτιwhenὅτεyou wereἦτεof thenations,ἔθνηyou werecarried awayἀπαγόμενοιtoπρὸςmuteτὰ ἄφωναidols,τὰ εἴδωλαhoweverὡς ἂνyou were led.ἤγεσθε
1 Corinthians 12:2
Study it in the app“You know that when you were of the nations, you were carried away to mute idols, however you were led.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:2, word by word
- You knowοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- you wereἦτεēte
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēte” appears- nationsἔθνηethnē
Gentile
The peoples who are not Israel.
Where else “ethnē” appears- carried awayἀπαγόμενοιapagomenoi
lead away
To take someone away, like a prisoner.
Where else “apagomenoi” appears- muteἄφωναaphōna
mute
Speechless: unable to say anything.
Where else “aphōna” appears- idolsεἴδωλαeidōla
idol
Idol, image of a false god.
Where else “eidōla” appears- you were ledἤγεσθεēgesthe
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgesthe” appears
The context
1Now concerning the spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.
2 · This verse (above)
3Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, Jesus be accursed; and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.