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andκαὶwe toil,κοπιῶμενworkingἐργαζόμενοιwith our ownταῖς ἰδίαιςhands.χερσίνWhen reviled,λοιδορούμενοιwe bless;εὐλογοῦμενwhen persecuted,διωκόμενοιwe endure;ἀνεχόμεθα
1 Corinthians 4:12
Study it in the app“and we toil, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:12, word by word
- we toilκοπιῶμενkopiōmen
toil
To put great effort into a task, to the point of weariness.
Where else “kopiōmen” appears- workingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoi
work
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazomenoi” appears- with our ownἰδίαιςidiais
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiais” appears- handsχερσίνchersin
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “chersin” appears- When reviledλοιδορούμενοιloidoroumenoi
revile, insult
Insult, revile, speak of someone with contempt.
Where else “loidoroumenoi” appears- we blessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumen
bless
To ask God's good for someone.
Where else “eulogoumen” appears- when persecutedδιωκόμενοιdiōkomenoi
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkomenoi” appears- we endureἀνεχόμεθαanechometha
bear with
Bear with, put up with patiently.
Where else “anechometha” appears
The context
11To this present hour we hunger and thirst and are poorly clothed and are beaten and have no fixed home,
12 · This verse (above)
13when slandered, we encourage; we have become like the refuse of the world, the scum of all things, until now.