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Andδὲthe eyeὁ ὀφθαλμὸςcannotοὐ δύναταιsayεἰπεῖνto the hand,τῇ χειρίI haveἔχωnoοὐκneedΧρείανof you,σουorἢagainπάλινthe headἡ κεφαλὴto the feet,τοῖς ποσίνI haveἔχωnoοὐκneedΧρείανof you.ὑμῶν
1 Corinthians 12:21
Study it in the app“And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of you, or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”
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With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:21, word by word
- the eyeὀφθαλμὸςophthalmos
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmos” appears- cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- sayεἰπεῖνeipein
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipein” appears- to the handχειρίcheiri
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiri” appears- I haveἔχωechō
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appears- needΧρείανChreian
need
What is lacking, required.
Where else “Chreian” appears- againπάλινpalin
also
Adds something to what was said, on the other hand.
Where else “palin” appears- the headκεφαλὴkephalē
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalē” appears- to the feetποσίνposin
foot
Foot.
Where else “posin” appears
The context
20But now there are many members, but one body.
21 · This verse (above)
22On the contrary, much more the members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary,