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ForγάρIἐγὼamεἰμιthe leastὁ ἐλάχιστοςof the apostles,τῶν ἀποστόλωνwhoὃςamεἰμὶnotοὐκfitἱκανὸςto be calledκαλεῖσθαιan apostle,ἀπόστολοςbecauseδιότιI persecutedἐδίωξαthe assemblyτὴν ἐκκλησίανof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
1 Corinthians 15:9
Study it in the app“For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 15:9, word by word
- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the leastἐλάχιστοςelachistos
least, smallest
Least, smallest, the lowest in size or importance.
Where else “elachistos” appears- of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears- fitἱκανὸςhikanos
worthy
Qualified or deserving: "I do not deserve".
Where else “hikanos” appears- to be calledκαλεῖσθαιkaleisthai
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaleisthai” appears- becauseδιότιdioti
because
"Because", "for", "since".
Where else “dioti” appears- I persecutedἐδίωξαediōxa
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “ediōxa” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίανekklēsian
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
8and last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
9 · This verse (above)
10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that is with me.