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Soοὖνifἐὰνyou haveἔχητεcasesκριτήριαabout matters of this life,βιωτικὰdo you seat as judgesκαθίζετεthoseτούτουςwho areτοὺςdespisedἐξουθενημένουςinἐνthe assembly?τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ
1 Corinthians 6:4
Study it in the app“So if you have cases about matters of this life, do you seat as judges those who are despised in the assembly?”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 6:4, word by word
- you haveἔχητεechēte
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echēte” appears- casesκριτήριαkritēria
case
A dispute to be settled.
Where else “kritēria” appears- about matters of this lifeβιωτικὰbiōtika
of daily life
Of this life, of daily life; ordinary matters.
Where else “biōtika” appears- do you seat as judgesκαθίζετεkathizete
seat
To make someone sit, put them in a position.
Where else “kathizete” appears- despisedἐξουθενημένουςexouthenēmenous
despise
Despise, treat as nothing, look down on.
Where else “exouthenēmenous” appears- the assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears
Translation note
It can also be read as a command: “seat as judges those who are despised in the assembly.”
The context
3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?
4 · This verse (above)
5I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not among you anyone wise who will be able to decide between his brothers,