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inἐνa moment,ἀτόμῳinἐνthe blinkῥιπῇof an eye,ὀφθαλμοῦatἐνthe lastτῇ ἐσχάτῃtrumpet;σάλπιγγιforγάρthe trumpetwill sound,σαλπίσειandκαὶthe deadοἱ νεκροὶwill be raisedἐγερθήσονταιimperishable,ἄφθαρτοιandκαὶweἡμεῖςwill be changed.ἀλλαγησόμεθα
1 Corinthians 15:52
Study it in the app“in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”
Paul speaks of a mystery: we will be changed and death will be swallowed upThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:52, word by word
- a momentἀτόμῳatomōi
moment
Moment: an instant that cannot be divided.
Where else “atomōi” appears- the blinkῥιπῇrhipēi
blink, twinkling
Blink, twinkling: a very quick movement, as of an eye.
Where else “rhipēi” appears- of an eyeὀφθαλμοῦophthalmou
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmou” appears- the lastἐσχάτῃeschatēi
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatēi” appears- trumpetσάλπιγγιsalpingi
trumpet
Trumpet; also the sound of a trumpet.
Where else “salpingi” appears- will soundσαλπίσειsalpisei
sound a trumpet
Sound a trumpet; announce with a trumpet.
Where else “salpisei” appears- the deadνεκροὶnekroi
dead
Someone who no longer has life, whose body has no breath left.
Where else “nekroi” appears- will be raisedἐγερθήσονταιegerthēsontai
raise
To come back to life after death.
Where else “egerthēsontai” appears- imperishableἄφθαρτοιaphthartoi
imperishable
Imperishable, incorruptible.
Where else “aphthartoi” appears- will be changedἀλλαγησόμεθαallagēsometha
change
Change, exchange one thing for another.
Where else “allagēsometha” appears
The context
51Look, I tell you a mystery: we will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed,
52 · This verse (above)
53For this perishable body must put on imperishability, and this mortal body must put on immortality.