ForγάρI thinkδοκῶGodὁ θεὸςhas displayedἀπέδειξενusἡμᾶςapostlesτοὺς ἀποστόλουςas last,ἐσχάτουςasὡςmen sentenced to death,ἐπιθανατίουςbecauseὅτιwe have becomeἐγενήθημενa spectacleθέατρονto the world,τῷ κόσμῳbothκαὶto angelsἀγγέλοιςandκαὶto men.ἀνθρώποις
1 Corinthians 4:9
Study it in the app“For I think God has displayed us apostles as last, as men sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 4:9, word by word
- I thinkδοκῶdokō
think
To hold something as true in one's mind, rightly or not.
Where else “dokō” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has displayedἀπέδειξενapedeixen
show, attest, prove
Show, display; attest, prove before all that someone is who he claims to be; also appoint, proclaim.
Where else “apedeixen” appears- apostlesἀποστόλουςapostolous
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolous” appears- as lastἐσχάτουςeschatous
last
The one who comes behind all, in line or in esteem.
Where else “eschatous” appears- men sentenced to deathἐπιθανατίουςepithanatious
condemned to death
Condemned to death, sentenced to die in public.
Where else “epithanatious” appears- we have becomeἐγενήθημενegenēthēmen
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egenēthēmen” appears- a spectacleθέατρονtheatron
spectacle
Something everyone watches as at a show.
Where else “theatron” appears- to the worldκόσμῳkosmōi
world of people
People everywhere, whom God loves.
Where else “kosmōi” appears- to angelsἀγγέλοιςangelois
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelois” appears- to menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
8Already you are filled! Already you have become rich! Without us you have reigned! And I wish you had reigned, so that we also might reign with you!
9 · This verse (above)
10We are fools for the sake of the Messiah, but you are wise in the Messiah; we are weak, but you are strong; you are honored, but we are dishonored.