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Whatτίdo you want?θέλετεShall I comeἔλθωtoπρὸςyouὑμᾶςwithἐνa rod,ῥάβδῳorἢwithἐνloveἀγάπῃandτεa spiritπνεύματίof gentleness?πραΰτητος
1 Corinthians 4:21
Study it in the app“What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:21, word by word
- do you wantθέλετεthelete
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelete” appears- Shall I comeἔλθωelthō
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthō” appears- a rodῥάβδῳrhabdōi
staff
A long stick to lean on while walking, or to strike and correct.
Where else “rhabdōi” appears- loveἀγάπῃagapēi
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēi” appears- a spiritπνεύματίpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- of gentlenessπραΰτητοςpraytētos
gentleness
Gentleness: a mild and humble way of treating others.
Where else “praytētos” appears
The context
20For the kingdom of God is not in talk but in power.
21 · This verse (above)