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Already,ἤδηthen,οὖνit isἐστινaltogetherὅλωςa defeatἥττημαfor youὑμῖνthatὅτιyou haveἔχετεlawsuitsκρίματαwithμεθ’one another.ἑαυτῶνWhyδιὰ τίnotοὐχὶratherμᾶλλονbe wronged?ἀδικεῖσθεWhyδιὰ τίnotοὐχὶratherμᾶλλονbe defrauded?ἀποστερεῖσθε
1 Corinthians 6:7
Study it in the app“Already, then, it is altogether a defeat for you that you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?”
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 6:7, word by word
- Alreadyἤδηēdē
already
Already, by now.
Where else “ēdē” appears- it isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- altogetherὅλωςholōs
at all, actually
Altogether, actually; with a negative, not at all.
Where else “holōs” appears- a defeatἥττημαhēttēma
failure, loss
Failure, defeat, loss.
Where else “hēttēma” appears- you haveἔχετεechete
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echete” appears- lawsuitsκρίματαkrimata
lawsuit
A dispute brought before a judge.
Where else “krimata” appears- notοὐχὶouchi
not
Not (in questions that expect "yes").
Where else “ouchi” appears- ratherμᾶλλονmallon
rather
On the contrary, more accurately.
Where else “mallon” appears- be wrongedἀδικεῖσθεadikeisthe
wrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “adikeisthe” appears- be defraudedἀποστερεῖσθεapostereisthe
defraud
Defraud, take from someone what is theirs; deprive.
Where else “apostereisthe” appears
The context
6but brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers?
7 · This verse (above)
8But you wrong and defraud, and that your brothers.