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andκαὶmyὁ μουwordλόγοςandκαὶmyτὸ μουproclamationκήρυγμάwerenotοὐκwithἐνpersuasionπειθοῖof wisdom,σοφίαςbutἀλλ’withἐνa demonstrationἀποδείξειof the Spiritπνεύματοςandκαὶof power,δυνάμεως
1 Corinthians 2:4
Study it in the app“and my word and my proclamation were not with persuasion of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 2:4, word by word
- wordλόγοςlogos
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logos” appears- proclamationκήρυγμάkērygma
proclamation
Proclamation, the message announced.
Where else “kērygma” appears- persuasionπειθοῖpeithoi
persuasive
Persuasive: what convinces with skill.
Where else “peithoi” appears- of wisdomσοφίαςsophias
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophias” appears- a demonstrationἀποδείξειapodeixei
demonstration
Demonstration, clear proof.
Where else “apodeixei” appears- of the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- of powerδυνάμεωςdynameōs
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynameōs” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts read “with persuasive words of wisdom”; others, “with persuasive words of human wisdom.”
The context
3And I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
4 · This verse (above)
5so that your faith might not rest on the wisdom of men but on the power of God.