andκαὶthose partsof the bodyτοῦ σώματοςthatἃwe thinkδοκοῦμενto beεἶναιless honorable,ἀτιμότεραon theseτούτοιςwe bestowπεριτίθεμενgreaterπερισσοτέρανhonor,τιμὴνandκαὶourἡμῶνunpresentable partsτὰ ἀσχήμοναhaveἔχειgreaterπερισσοτέρανdecorum,εὐσχημοσύνην
1 Corinthians 12:23
Study it in the app“and those parts of the body that we think to be less honorable, on these we bestow greater honor, and our unpresentable parts have greater decorum,”
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With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 12:23, word by word
- of the bodyσώματοςsōmatos
body
The person in his physical part, living or dead.
Where else “sōmatos” appears- we thinkδοκοῦμενdokoumen
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokoumen” appears- to beεἶναιeinai
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “einai” appears- less honorableἀτιμότεραatimotera
without honor
Without honor, despised.
Where else “atimotera” appears- we bestowπεριτίθεμενperitithemen
put around
Put around, place on.
Where else “peritithemen” appears- greaterπερισσοτέρανperissoteran
more, greater
More, greater; all the more.
Where else “perissoteran” appears- honorτιμὴνtimēn
honor
The respect and esteem given to someone for who they are.
Where else “timēn” appears- unpresentable partsἀσχήμοναaschēmona
unpresentable
Unpresentable, less honorable, not shown in public.
Where else “aschēmona” appears- haveἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- decorumεὐσχημοσύνηνeuschēmosynēn
propriety, dignity
Propriety, dignity, a good appearance.
Where else “euschēmosynēn” appears
The context
22On the contrary, much more the members of the body that seem to be weaker are necessary,
23 · This verse (above)
24whereas our presentable parts have no need. But God has put together the body, giving greater honor to the part that lacks it,