And I,Κἀγὼwhen I cameἐλθὼνtoπρὸςyou,ὑμᾶςbrothers,ἀδελφοίdid notοὐcomeἦλθονwithκαθ’superiorityὑπεροχὴνof wordλόγουorἢof wisdomσοφίαςas I proclaimedκαταγγέλλωνto youὑμῖνthe testimonyτὸ μαρτύριονof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
1 Corinthians 2:1
Study it in the app“And I, when I came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of word or of wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.”
With the Greek beneath
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1 Corinthians 2:1, word by word
- And IΚἀγὼKagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “Kagō” appears- when I cameἐλθὼνelthōn
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthōn” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- superiorityὑπεροχὴνhyperochēn
superiority
Brilliance that stands out above the ordinary.
Where else “hyperochēn” appears- of wordλόγουlogou
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logou” appears- of wisdomσοφίαςsophias
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophias” appears- as I proclaimedκαταγγέλλωνkatangellōn
proclaim
Proclaim, announce publicly.
Where else “katangellōn” appears- the testimonyμαρτύριονmartyrion
testimony, evidence
Testimony, evidence.
Where else “martyrion” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many ancient manuscripts read “the mystery of God.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus the Messiah, and him crucified.