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when slandered,δυσφημούμενοιwe encourage;παρακαλοῦμενwe have becomeἐγενήθημενlikeὡςthe refuseπερικαθάρματαof the world,τοῦ κόσμουthe scumπερίψημαof all things,πάντωνuntilἕωςnow.ἄρτι
1 Corinthians 4:13
Study it in the app“when slandered, we encourage; we have become like the refuse of the world, the scum of all things, until now.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:13, word by word
- when slanderedδυσφημούμενοιdysphēmoumenoi
slander, ill repute
Speak ill of someone, slander; ill repute: being spoken badly of.
Where else “dysphēmoumenoi” appears- we encourageπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumen
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakaloumen” appears- we have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenēthēmen” appears- the refuseπερικαθάρματαperikatharmata
scum, refuse
Scum, refuse: what is swept up and thrown away.
Where else “perikatharmata” appears- of the worldκόσμουkosmou
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmou” appears- the scumπερίψημαperipsēma
scum, scrapings
Scum, scrapings: what is scraped off and thrown away.
Where else “peripsēma” appears- nowἄρτιarti
now
Now, just now, at this moment.
Where else “arti” appears
The context
12and we toil, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;
13 · This verse (above)
14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.