So then,Ὥστεmyμουbelovedἀγαπητοίbrothers,ἀδελφοίbeγίνεσθεsteadfast,ἑδραῖοιimmovable,ἀμετακίνητοιalwaysπάντοτεaboundingπερισσεύοντεςinἐνthe workτῷ ἔργῳof the Lord,τοῦ κυρίουknowingεἰδότεςthatὅτιyour laborὁ κόπος ὑμῶνisἔστινnotοὐκin vainκενὸςinἐνthe Lord.κυρίῳ
1 Corinthians 15:58
Study it in the app“So then, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
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1 Corinthians 15:58, word by word
- So thenὭστεHōste
so
Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.
Where else “Hōste” appears- belovedἀγαπητοίagapētoi
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “agapētoi” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- beγίνεσθεginesthe
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “ginesthe” appears- steadfastἑδραῖοιhedraioi
firm, steadfast
Firm; settled, not moving.
Where else “hedraioi” appears- immovableἀμετακίνητοιametakinētoi
immovable
Immovable: that nothing can move.
Where else “ametakinētoi” appears- alwaysπάντοτεpantote
always
Always.
Where else “pantote” appears- aboundingπερισσεύοντεςperisseuontes
abound
To have plenty, and more and more.
Where else “perisseuontes” appears- the workἔργῳergōi
task
The job given to someone.
Where else “ergōi” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- knowingεἰδότεςeidotes
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “eidotes” appears- your laborκόποςkopos
toil
Exhausting effort, the weariness of one who works hard.
Where else “kopos” appears- isἔστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- in vainκενὸςkenos
vain
Of no use at all.
Where else “kenos” appears
The context
57but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
58 · This verse (above)