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Butδὲto meἐμοὶit isἐστινa very small thingεἰς ἐλάχιστόνthatἵναI should be examinedἀνακριθῶbyὑφ’youὑμῶνorἢbyὑπὸa humanἀνθρωπίνηςcourt;ἡμέραςin fact,ἀλλ’I do not evenοὐδὲexamineἀνακρίνωmyself.ἐμαυτὸν
1 Corinthians 4:3
Study it in the app“But to me it is a very small thing that I should be examined by you or by a human court; in fact, I do not even examine myself.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:3, word by word
- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a very small thingἐλάχιστόνelachiston
least, smallest
Least, smallest, the lowest in size or importance.
Where else “elachiston” appears- I should be examinedἀνακριθῶanakrithō
examine
To look deeply into something or someone to form a judgment.
Where else “anakrithō” appears- a humanἀνθρωπίνηςanthrōpinēs
human
Human; "in human terms", speaking as people do.
Where else “anthrōpinēs” appears- courtἡμέραςhēmeras
court
Literally "day": the time set for judging; or men's judgment.
Where else “hēmeras” appears- myselfἐμαυτὸνemauton
myself
Myself.
Where else “emauton” appears
Translation note
In Greek, “a human day”; it can be understood as the day on which a court of men judges, in contrast with “the Day” of 3:13.
The context
2Here, moreover, it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
3 · This verse (above)
4For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but I have not been declared righteous by this; rather, the one who examines me is the Lord.